Coping Skills
Drug Classifications
Stages of Change
Education
Brain Knowledge
100

This coping skills has you focus on your environment using the different senses.

What is 54321 grounding?

100

This drug lowers inhibitions, impairs judgement, and creates feelings of euphoria. One of the most widely used substances in the world.

What is alcohol?

100

Person has decided to change their behavior and making a plan of how to do so; may not have completely ended behavior.

What is preparation?

100

Most commonly abused drug in the US

What is alcohol?

100

This part of the brain is responsible for decision making and impulse control.

What is the prefrontal cortex?

200

This coping skill has you write negative thoughts you have and write down reasons they may not be true.

What is thought challenge?

200

This substance works in the brain by acting like neurotransmitters. Creates feelings of intense pleasure.

What are opioids?

200

Steps are being taken to end behavior, such as avoiding people, places, or things.

What is action?

200

A disease that affects a person's brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the use of a legal or illegal drug or medicine

What is addiction?

200

This neurotransmitter is released to create pleasurable sensations.

What is dopamine?

300

This coping skill requires concentration to bring yourself back to the present moment. Often uses soothing sounds, such as ocean waves.

What is meditation?

300

This substance slows down your central nervous system and have a high OD risk as it causes many body systems to shut down.

What are barbituates?

300

The individual is experiencing ambivalence about change. At this stage they can see reasons to change their behavior, but are still hesitant to make the change.

What is contemplation?

300

Approximately the number of people who die each year from substance use overdose.

What is approximately 152,000 people each year (as of 2023)?

300

This hormone causes us to feel stress or like we're in "fight or flight".

What is cortisol?

400

This skill has you choose an opposite response to a stressor than what you would normally choose.


Ex. If feeling depressed, the opposite reaction would be to move your body and socialize.

What is opposite action?

400

Amphetamines are known as what?

What are uppers (stimulants)?

400

At this stage, a person is in denial and are not yet considering changing their behavior.

What is precontemplation?

400

CBT stands for ________.

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
400

______ is in charge of emotions and associating pleasurable experiences related to substance use.

What is the amygdala?

500

This skill challenges us to rely on emotion and reason, vs just one or the other (hint: DBT skill).

What is wise mind?

500

_________ alters someone's perception of reality, sometimes known as "tripping".

What are Hallucinogens?

500

The changes made during the action stage are now maintained. The individual may continue to face some challenges, but at this point they have successfully changed their behavior for a significant period of time.

What is maintenance?

500

___________ are stimuli that prompt strong cravings or emotional distress related to substance use.

What are triggers?

500

True or False: Substance use permanently alters our brain chemistry and function?

True and false; this depends on various factors.