Addiction
You can go to one of these to be with others in recovery. This can help you to remember that you can get through this. Get other people’s names and numbers to call in case of future cravings and urges.
What are AA/NA groups?
What are three things that are important to change when in recovery?
PS. Think general. We say it all the time.
1. People
2. Places
3. Things
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?
Common withdrawal symptoms
Counselor approved
The major organ that is directly effected the most by drug use.
What is the brain?
The name of a support group for family members of alcoholics
What is Al-Anon?
What are goals?
Doesn't have to be this specific.
A desire or dream you try to achieve in a certain amount of time, no matter the costs.
Behaviors characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite consequences.
What is addiction?
What is an overdose?
Overdose is the term used when someone enters into a critical state from ingesting too much of a substance or blend of substances.
The brain finishes developing once you reach this age.
What is 25?
What is Physical Dependency?
This type of addiction is when the BODY itself feels a direct need for a drug.
What is one of your main triggers?
Each group member must answer.
Counselor approval
The need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. In other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
What is tolerance?
What are protective factors?
Daily Double:
Protective factors are characteristics or attributes that help people deal with stressful events and reduce the likelihood of negative outcomes.
Examples: Postive social connections, sober peers, recovery community, individual therapy, Healthy coping strategies, high self-esteem, physical health, stable recovery plan.
What are risk factors?
Daily Double:
Risk factors are characteristics or conditions that increase the likelihood of developing a disease or other adverse health outcome.
Examples: Family history of substance use, Favorable parental attitudes regarding the behavior, Parental substance use, Family rejection of sexual orientation or gender identity, Association with delinquent or substance-using peers, low academic achievement, Childhood sexual abuse, Mental health issues.
What is Psychological Dependency?
This type of addiction is when the MIND sends the body a message that it needs more of a drug.
What are the consequences of alcoholism.
Counselor approve.
More examples
1)Lowered inhibitions 2)Decreased control over motor skills 3)Inability to concentrate and focus 4)Addiction 5)Heart attack; stroke 6)Liver failure; cirrhosis 7)Kidney disease 8)Blackouts
The process by which a poison or toxin is removed from the body and generally medically supervised treatment designed to purge the body of intoxicating or addictive substances.
What is detox?
The younger people use substances, the less chance they have at becoming addicted. True or false?
False. The younger one begins using the more chance they have at becoming addicted.
Parts of the body that can be affected by drug use
Name 4
Mouth, Liver, Throat, Lungs, Skin, Kidney, Bladder, Heart, and Brain?
An event that seeks to increase an alcoholic's desire to quit by confronting them. It's also the name of a tv show.
What is an Intervention?
5 skills you have learned in treatment to overcome cravings and triggers.
Many answers. Counselor will approve answers.
A neurotransmitter in the brain that is triggered by substances and causes a repeat in behaviors?
What is dopamine?
What drug category has the highest overdose chances?
Daily Double:
Opioids
Illnesses that can result from drug use
Pick 3
What are Hepatitis, Heart Disease, Kidney disease, Obesity, Mental Health disorders, HIV, Cancer, a Stroke, etc.