Harm Reduction
Evidence-based approach which seeks to reduce the health and social harms associated with substance use, without having to abstain.
what is harm reduction?
All substance use leads to this
What is addiction?
The staff member that has been at YRH the longest.
Who is Amber?
2 ways you may see a relapse approaching
what is interacting with old friends, irritation, poor emotional control, isolation, stop going meetings / talking to sponsor
The drug that used to be contained in Coca-Cola
Taxis are a form of Harm Reduction: True or False
What is True
People with mental health problems are more likely to commit a crime: True or False
What is False
Wills hometown
What is Vanderhoof?
two neurotransmitters impacted during substance use
What are
- Dopamine
- Serotonin
- GABA
- Epinephrine
- Acetylcholine
- Glutamate
MDMA, Cocaine, caffeine
What is a stimulant?
safe consumption sites decrease the rate of fatal overdose by ____ %
What is 35%
Addiction is a choice that people make everyday: True or False
Julia's favorite season of the year
what is spooky season?
Science supports NA/AA meetings: True or False
What is True
Alprazolam brand name
What is Xanax
Harm Reduction enables risky behaviour: True or False
What is False
Example of person-first language
What is a person who uses substances, person with autism, person who has diabetes
The breed(s) of Riley's dog
What is a st.bernard / Bullmastiff?
Criteria to be diagnosed with a Substance Use Disorder
What is...
- Use in larger amounts than intended
- Unsuccessful efforts to cut down or quit
- Excessive time spent getting, using, intoxicated, or recovering from substances
- Cravings
- Failure to fulfill obligations
- Continued use despite social/interpersonal problems
-Activities/hobbies reduced or given up
- recurrent use in physically hazardous situations
- Recurrent use despite physical or psychological problems caused by or worsened by use
- tolerance
- withdrawal
Ketamine belongs to this drug class
What is a hallucinogen?
Make this sentence true: Supervised consumption sites do ____ to facilitate recovery
What is...
- build relationships
- keep people alive
the difference between stereotype, stigma, and discrimination
what is...
- Stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
- stigma is a negative stereotype
- discrimination is the behaviour that results from this negative stereotype
Jacqueline was in ____, ____ and ____ last September (countries)
what is Switzerland, France, and Spain?
Symptoms of Pause
What is Irritability, Urges, Fatigue, Panic, Trouble sleeping, and Dreams?
Drug that acts on GABA and Glutamate
What is alcohol?