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What is Step 1?
Admitting you have a problem
Physical symptoms your body goes through when the drugs are gone:
PAWS (Post-Acute Withdrawal Symptoms)
Chemical in the brain that motivates behavior is _______.
Dopamine
Examples of Substance Addiction:
Drugs, Alcohol, Nicotine
Support Group for Addicts & Alcoholics:
AA & NA
When using substances over extended periods of time, you build up a _____.
Tolerance
Effects That Addiction Has on Your Schooling:
Skipping Classes, Grades Drop, Incomplete Assignments, Tardiness, Less Motivation, Failing Classes
Alcohol is what type of drug?
Depressant
What is substance use addiction?
Dependence on mood altering substances or chemicals
Support group for the family of an alcoholic:
Al-Anon
When you are getting the substances out of your body. You are_______.
Detoxing
Effects that addiction has on your hobbies & pursuits:
Loses interests in things that were once enjoyable, stress, mood declines, depression, motivation declines, giving up
The Part of the Brain that is Responsible for Emotions, Motivation, and Behavior:
Limbic
Examples of Behavioral Addiction:
Gaming, Gambling, Eating, Social Media, Shopping
2 benefits from deep breathing:
Slow Heart Rate, Stable Blood Pressure, Relaxed Body, Lower Blood Pressure, Calmness
What are 2 kinds of stress?
Physical & Mental
Examples of feelings & behaviors when the addiction is taking away:
Irritability, Moody, Depression, Lying, Manipulation, Isolation, Anger, Anxiety
The age your brain stops developing:
25
What is behavioral addiction?
Developing an unhealthy dependence on a particular behavior or activity
When your family does not get you the help that you need or ignores the problem they are __________.
Enabling
3 examples of emotional pain:
Sadness, Depression, Anxiety, Fear, Guilt, Grief, Anger, Heartbreak
Effects that addiction has on your body:
Nausea, Unsteadiness, Headaches, Sleepiness, Dizziness
What % of adults in addiction treatment started using substances by the age of 18?
92%
Addiction is a _______ disease.
Brain
Effects that addiction has on your family & friends:
Decrease in interpersonal relationships, decrease in support system, less contact, avoidance