Class of Drug
Powerful pain-reducing medications that have both benefits as well as potentially serious risks
What are Opioids?
Number one national health problem, causing more deaths, illness, and disabilities than any other health condition
What is Substance Abuse?
Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder; treatment of mental or psychological disorders by psychological means. Processing or talking to a trained professional about your emotional and mental problems and your relationships in order to understand and improve the way you feel and behave
What is Therapy/Counseling?
What is Precontemplation?
The first music video played on MTV
What is Video Killed the Radio Star?
Approved to treat generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, seizures, social phobia, and panic disorder. Also used as premedication before some medical procedures
What are Benzodiazepines?
The use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, which is effective in the treatment of opioid use disorders and can help some people to sustain recovery
What is Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)?
A desire or dream you try to achieve in a certain amount of time
What are Goals?
The individual is experiencing ambivalence about change. They can see reasons to change their behavior, but are still hesitant. The problem behavior continues
What is Contemplation?
Beyoncé's music start before becoming a solo singer
What is Destiny's Child?
Most misused substance. Legal in all states, impacts most body systems. Effects include euphoria and lower ambitions, impaired judgment, perception, and reaction time. Central nervous system depressant. Can cause severe long-term liver damage
What is Alcohol?
Uncontrollable craving for the drug. Loss of control. Use despite negative consequences. Chronic, biological brain disease. Psychological dependence. Physical dependence
What is Addiction?
Includes warning signs, social supports, coping skills, consequences. Used to prevent returning to using
The individual has decided to change their behavior and begin thinking about how to do so. During this stage they will begin to make minor changes to support their goal, but they might now have completely ended the unwanted behavior
What is Preparation?
The name of the boat in Jaws
What is Orca?
Second-most abused drug but they are becoming legally acceptable. Cause feelings of happiness, relaxation, sometimes paranoia
What are Cannabinoids?
The pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is Dopamine?
Things we can do to make ourselves feel better when we are going through difficult times (i.e. journaling, listening to music, going for a walk)
What are Coping Skills?
Significant steps are taken to end the problem behavior. The individual might be avoiding triggers, reaching out for help, or taking other steps to avoid temptation
What is Action?
Quentin Tarantino’s most popular film
What is Pulp Fiction?
Uppers, increase energy, focus, and wakefulness. They can also provide a “rush.” Short-term use increases productivity; it also produces a pleasure high. But, long-term use can lead to misuse and addiction
What are Stimulants?
Takes more and more of a substance over time to get same effects
What is Tolerance?
Things that contribute to mental health and allow a person to be resilient in the face of challenges--social support, coping skills, physical health, sense of purpose, self-esteem, healthy thinking
What are Protective Factors?
The changes made during the action stage are maintained. The individual may continue to face challenges, but at this point they have successfully changed their behavior for a significant period of time.
What is Maintenance?
Highest grossing movie of all time (adjusted for inflation)
What is Gone with the Wind?