Stages of Change
True or False: In the maintenance stage of change a person is stable and consistent within their recovery.
True
A powerful desire for something that usually passes
Craving
Refusing to admit the truth about addiction and its consequences to ourselves.
Denial
Feelings of worry, uneasiness, or dread
Anxiety
What is the most abused drug?
Alcohol
Which stage of change occurs when a person has committed to making changes, but still needs to identify what they need to do in order to change?
A) Determination
B)Contemplation
C)Action
A)Determination
Withdrawal symptoms
•Irritability, anger, or aggression
•Nervousness, restlessness, or anxiety
•Sleep difficulty
•Decreased appetite or weight loss
•Depressed mood
More and more of the same substance is needed to prevent withdrawal symptoms
Substance Tolerance
Feelings of extreme sadness, shame, guilt and/or despair
Depression
What three factors affect your blood alcohol level?
What is Time, Weight, and Gender?
Learning new coping skills, coming to groups, ect.
This substance has the highest rate of death
Fentanyl
Drugs that tend to slow the central nervous system
Depressants
This is a stress disorder the can occur after a traumatic event.
_____ is the fastest addicting drug
Nicotine
What is the pre-contemplation stage of change?
The stage where a person may be in denial or is unwilling to make any changes.
Used to combat Heroin/Opiate Overdose
Narcan
A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs.
Stimulants
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
Mindfulness
This is the most common illicit drug in the U.S.
marijuana
True or false: A person can move back and forth between stages of change.
True!
A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug
Name two types of drug dependence
What is Physical and Psychological Dependence?
The most commonly diagnosed mental health disorder in the world
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The oldest drug in the world
Alcohol