Outpatient/ Group
Where do you check in for group?
PCA desk/ Front desk
If you need a bus pass, psych appointment, or are completing an intake you see these staff members.
Darrell, Caretha, Armenay (Front Desk)
Going for a walk, stretching, or working out are examples of this type of healthy coping skill that helps release stress chemicals in the body.
Exercise
This common withdrawal symptom causes people to feel very tired, irritable, or unable to relax.
Fatigue
This stimulant found in coffee, tea, and energy drinks is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug in the world.
Caffeine
What must you have when attending group?
Group tracking sheet
If you need coffee or snacks you see these staff members.
Jamie, Jaylah, Tammy (PCA desk)
Writing down your thoughts and feelings in a notebook to process emotions and reflect on recovery.
Journaling
This uncomfortable withdrawal symptom makes a person feel restless, nervous, or constantly on edge.
What is anxiety?
This stimulant drug was originally marketed in the late 1800s as a medicine and even appeared in early formulas of Coca-Cola.
What is Cocaine?
Name 2 group guidelines
Respect
Confidentiality
Be honest
Silence cell phones
Use I statements
Be ready to participate
Come to group on time
If you need a letter showing you've been in treatment you see these staff members.
Counselor/ Clinician
This coping strategy involves avoiding a craving by doing another activity like cleaning, calling a friend, or watching a show.
Runny nose, watery eyes, and frequent yawning are common withdrawal symptoms from this class of drugs that includes heroin and prescription painkillers.
opioids
This famous music festival in 1969 became strongly associated with the counterculture and widespread psychedelic drug use.
What is the Woodstock?
Which group has the strictest rules for being on time?
Accupuncture
If you need to get vitals done, or need to receive medication for the day, you see these staff members
Nursing
This coping technique suggests that cravings usually pass if you wait about 15–30 minutes without acting on them.
urge surfing or waiting out a craving
This withdrawal symptom involves difficulty falling or staying asleep.
What is insomnia?
This U.S. government agency enforces federal laws related to controlled substances and drug trafficking.
What is the Drug Enforcement Administration? (DEA)
How many groups does the access center offer daily?
9 or 10
If you want to make a formal complaint about a staff member or fellow client, you see these staff members.
Supervisors (Erica, Brian, Christine)
This coping skill involves focusing your attention on the present moment without judging your thoughts or feelings.
mindfulness
This dangerous withdrawal symptom, most commonly associated with alcohol or benzodiazepines, involves uncontrolled shaking of the body.
Seizures
This medication is commonly used to reverse opioid overdoses by blocking opioid receptors in the brain.
What is Naloxone?