Were you paying attention in orientation?
Naltrexone, subutex, methadone
What types of drugs does narcan work on?
Opiates
Triggers
What percentage of people with OUD abuse one or more other substances
90%
Fill in the blank...
Progress, not ________
Perfection
How can you prevent HIV?
don't share needles, use protection, get tested regularly
Recent release from incarceration/holding, previous overdoses, reduced tolerance, sustained period of abstinence, etc.
What are the 6 stages of change?
precontemplation, contemplation, determination, action, maintenance, recurrence/relapse
Xyzlazine
What is the serenity prayer
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference
fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, light-colored stools, joint pain, and jaundice
What is the recovery position
Lay on left side, arm under head, left leg over body
you are NEVER in the clear :)
What are symptoms of meth induced psychosis
Paranoia, delusions, hallucinations
he inability to think clearly, memory problems, emotional overreaction or numbness, sleep problems, physical coordination problems and stress sensitivity are symptoms of __________
What is the easiest way to get terminated from the program?
Fighting in the clinic, assaulting your clinician (kidding, kind of), diverting your medication
How do you identify an overdose
blue lips and fingertips, non-responsive, choking/gurgling sounds
Name the 4 stages of relapse
mental, emotional, physical
What are the benefits of stopping nicotine use at the same time of stopping other drugs
25% more likely to succeed
it pings the same area of the brain
the inability to think clearly, memory problems, emotional overreaction or numbness, sleep problems, physical coordination problems and stress sensitivity are symptoms of __________
Post-acute withdrawal symptoms (PAWS)
Name one long-term side effect of addiction/substance use
heart or lung disease, cancer, mental illness, HIV, aids, hepatitis, other communicable diseases
How long before narcan expires?
36 months
Name three signs of impending relapse
asking for money, avoiding friends and family, anger, dishonesty, avoiding authority figures
What is the danger of mixing cocaine and opiates?
aneurysm, fatigue, stroke, respiratory failure, heart attack, paranoia, death
lack of boundaries, caretaking, people pleasing, lack of self-care, fear of abandonment, blame, etc