Addiction
When a drug that interferes with or has a negative effect on a person's life.
What is a substance use disorder?
This often becomes more important than work, family, or responsibilities.
What is obtaining or using drugs?
A neurotransmitter or "pleasure reward" system in the brain that is triggered by substances and causes a repeat in behaviors?
What is dopamine?
This organ is most affected by long-term alcohol use.
What is the liver?
Alcohol use can contribute to high levels of this disease, often called "high blood pressure."
What is hypertension?
A primary, chronic, and progressive condition involving loss of control and continued use despite consequences.
What is addiction?
True or False: Addiction always means someone uses every day.
What is False?
Cocaine and alcohol are a common example of this cycle.
What is the upper-downer cycle?
Addiction is considered a chronic disease of this body part.
What is the brain?
Heavy alcohol use can inflame this digestive organ, causing severe pain.
What is the pancreas?
A psychological defense mechanism that protects people from facing the realities of addiction.
What is denial?
One sign of addiction involving constant thoughts about drinking or using.
What is preoccupation or obsession?
Things that can distract you from using. They help you deal with triggers. Examples: Going to the gym, watching movies, going to meetings
What are coping skills?
This common recovery phrase means avoiding people, places, and things connected to use.
What is changing people, places, and things?
Methamphetamine use can cause severe problems with this part of the body.
What are the teeth?
Chemicals in the brain that carry messages between nerve cells.
What are neurotransmitters?
Continuing to use despite promising yourself you would stop.
What is loss of control?
When primary and secondary drugs can substitute for each other because they affect similar systems.
What is cross-tolerance?
Addiction can affect this important Frontal cortex brain function responsible for decision-making.
What is judgment?
Smoking or vaping can increase the risk of developing these serious respiratory diseases.
What are lung diseases (COPD, emphysema, lung cancer)?
The immediate effects a drug has shortly after it is used.
What are primary drug effects?
5 skills you have learned in treatment to overcome cravings and triggers.
Many answers. Counselor will approve answers.
This can occur when someone uses a small amount of a drug and experiences a reaction usually associated with a much larger dose.
What is Reverse Tolerance?
Name three common relapse triggers.
What are stress, people who use, boredom, anger, loneliness, celebrations, relationship problems, financial stress, or cravings?
Sharing needles increases the risk of contracting these blood-borne diseases.
What are HIV and Hepatitis C?