Addiction
Feelings, people, or situations that cause the brain to want to use substances. If you're not aware of them, they can cause you to relapse
Triggers
Define Self-Care
The practice of taking an active role in regularly doing things that improve your well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress
Is it legal to take someone else’s prescription medication?
No. Prescription medication is only legal for the person for whom it is prescribed. It is also illegal to sell your own or someone else’s prescription medication
A condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These conditions deeply impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others.
Mental Illness
Name 3 celebrities who have shared their struggles with addiction....
Lady Gaga, RBJ, Tom Holland, Jessica Simpson, Elton John, DANNY TREJO, Eminem, 50 cent, Robe Lowe....... etc.
A powerful desire to use substances
Cravings
Define gratitude and how it is helpful for recovery.
A state of mind where you are thankful and taking notice of the good things in your life, rather than focusing on the bad. It can rewire your thoughts and behavioral patterns.
How can smoking marijuana affect your brain?
Using cannabis before age 18 can affect how the brain builds connections for functions like attention, memory, and learning. These impacts can be long-term or permanent.
A sudden, overpowering fright response or feeling of terror for no known reason, often mistaken for a heart attack, is an example of this.
Panic attack
What is the #1 substance abused by celebrities?
Alcohol
Refusing to admit the truth about addiction and its consequences to ourselves.
Denial
How can therapy be used as a tool for overcoming addiction?
Getting support from a neutral person who can help with mental health and addiction concerns
What are the risks of mixing energy drinks and alcohol?
Alcohol is considered a depressant or downer and energy drinks are uppers with high amounts of caffeine in them. Mixing uppers and downers can increase the risk of overdose. When someone mixes energy drinks and alcohol, it may make them feel less drunk and more alert than they actually are.
Keeping to yourself, stopping communication with friends and family, and wanting to be alone most of the time is called what?
Isolating
She was a 17-year-old actress on family-friendly TV when, she says, she first used cocaine. As her singing career took off, so did her problems with drugs and alcohol. In 2010, she first sought treatment for addiction, along with mental health issues including bipolar and eating disorders.
Demi Lovato
Identifying and writing down triggers, coping skills, people, and activities that can help prevent a relapse
How can physical activity be used as a coping mechanism for addiction?
Physical fitness is crucial for addiction recovery as it promotes the release of endorphins, which can enhance mood and reduce cravings. Engaging in regular physical activity improves cardiovascular health and circulation, aiding recovery in both the body and mind.
Why is it more dangerous to drink alcohol and use cannabis (marijuana) together than using either one alone?
Cannabis reduces nausea, so people can drink more without getting sick, which can result in alcohol poisoning
What month is mental health awareness month?
May
Which Grammy award winner and Advocate shared that she suffers from PTSD and said "I have a mental illness, And I struggle with that mental illness everyday."
A.) Lady Gaga B.) Rihanna C.) Cher
Lady Gaga. Her mantra "You are brave, you are courageous"
Symptoms you experience several weeks or months after you have finished detoxing that are related to the body healing from substance use
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)
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
Name five ways to stay safer if using drugs or alcohol.
Know your tolerance, drink water, eat first, always watch your drink, have a buddy, don't use alone, alternate alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic ones, bring condoms, have a safe way home or safe place to stay, etc
True or False: All stress is bad stress?
False. Stress can be good at levels that help motivate us, called Eustress
This celebrity went from serving time in state prison to becoming one of the most well-known superheroes in the history of film in less than a decade.
Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man)