Detox 101
This is the body's reaction that can occur when someone who has been using a substance regularly suddenly stops or significantly reduces it.
What is withdrawal?
This medication blocks opioid receptors and can help prevent opioids from producing their usual effects.
What is naltrexone?
PAWS stands for this.
POST ACUTE WITHDRAW SYMPTOMS
This coping skill involves writing down your thoughts and feelings to help organize and process them.
What is journaling?
A medication can be non-controlled and still cause significant side effects, interactions, or sedation
What is True?
A patient in alcohol detox develops confusion, difficulty walking, and abnormal eye movements. What condition might this be a sign of
What is Wernicke encephalopathy?
This medication can reduce opioid withdrawal and cravings and is available in several formulations.
What is buprenorphine?
Name two factors that can influence how long or how intensely someone experiences post-acute withdrawal symptoms.
What are the substance used, duration and severity of use, individual biology, overall health, stress, sleep, and co-occurring mental health conditions?
Having a predictable daily schedule can provide this important quality during early recovery.
What is structure?
This brain chemical is strongly involved in the reward and reinforcement pathways associated with substance use.
What is dopamine?
These 2 substance withdrawals can be particularly dangerous because severe withdrawal can involve seizures or delirium.
What are alcohol and benzodiazepines?
This medication is commonly used during alcohol withdrawal to reduce withdrawal symptoms and help prevent seizures.
What are benzodiazepines?
** Examples include lorazepam, diazepam, and chlordiazepoxide. They are generally used under medical supervision because they can cause sedation and dependence. **
PAWS can cause strong urges to return to substance use. These urges are called this.
What are cravings?
This technique involves slowly noticing what you can see, hear, feel, smell, and taste around you.
What is grounding/the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
EXTRA 100 points- If you name them all
Unlike the idea that addiction is simply a lack of willpower, modern science views addiction primarily as a disorder involving changes in this organ.
What is the brain?
This medication is sometimes used during opioid withdrawal to help reduce symptoms such as sweating, anxiety, runny nose, and rapid heartbeat, but it does not treat opioid cravings the same way medications such as buprenorphine do.
What is clonidine?
During alcohol detox, this vitamin may be given along with thiamine to help address nutritional deficiencies.
What are folate/folic acid?
When PAWS symptoms become overwhelming, one of the healthiest responses is to do this rather than isolate.
What is reach out for support?
Slow, controlled breathing can help activate this part of the nervous system, which promotes relaxation.
** DAILY DOUBLE **
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
L-theanine is naturally found in relatively high amounts in which popular beverage?
A) Coffee
B) Green tea
C) Soda
D) Energy drinks
Answer: B — Green tea 🍵
This naturally occurring amino acid found in tea has been studied for its potential calming effects.
"I'm feeling terrible, so I'm going to leave detox and use just enough to make the withdrawal stop." What is the biggest concern with this plan?
What is overdose and other serious complications, especially because tolerance may have decreased?
This type of medication may be used for anxiety when physical symptoms such as rapid heartbeat or tremor are prominent, depending on the patient's medical situation.
What are beta blockers, such as propranolol?
Name three things a person can do when PAWS symptoms or cravings become intense.
"I'm stressed, hungry, exhausted, and angry, and now I want to use."
What recovery acronym should you remember?
What is HALT
BONUS 100- Name the acronym
This part of the brain plays an important role in decision-making, impulse control, and planning—and can be affected by chronic substance use.
What is the prefrontal cortex?