STRAIGHT FACTS
As defined by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, addiction is a ____ _____ _____.
A- situational brain disease
B- chronic brain disease
C- terminal brain disease
D- perpetual blood disorder
E- a clear choice
B- chronic brain disease
Cues in a person’s daily routine or environment become associated with the drug experience and can trigger uncontrollable cravings whenever the person is exposed to these cues.
A- FIGHT OR FLIGHT
B- REPOSITIONING
C- CONDITIONING
D- RECOIL
E- ALL OF THE ABOVE
C- CONDITIONING
The use of less harmful drugs may lead to a future risk of using more dangerous hard drugs and/or crime. Where are these drugs referred to as:
A- INTRODUCTORY DRUGS
B- GATEWAY DRUGS
C- HIGH SCHOOL DRUGS
D- PEER DRIVEN DRUGS
E- HUGS NOT DRUGS
B- GATEWAY DRUGS
It is considered this, if you have 5 or more drinks in a night....
A- ALCOHOLISM
B- PROBLEM DRINKING
C- A GREAT NIGHT
D- BINGE DRINKING
E- ADDICTIVE DRINKING
D- BINGE DRINKING
Where would you take a sick boat?
To the dock.
This is the point (STAGE IN THE ADDICTION CYCLE) at which the person is using the substance on a recurring, improper basis.
A- INSTRUMENTAL USE
B- RECREATIONAL USE
C- TOLERANCE
D- MISUSE
E- ABUSE
E- ABUSE
People without preexisting mental health problems might experience increased permanent anxiety after consuming ____________.
A- MILLER LIGHT
B- XANAX OR OTHER BENZODIAZEPINES
C- TEQUILA WITH LIME
D- LOW GRADE MARIJUANA
E- PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS
E- PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS
A complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by compulsive substance use despite harmful consequence.
ADDICTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anything that stimulates the desire to use/drink again. May be a thought, feeling, memory, place, or situation in which we find ourselves.
TRIGGER!
Why can’t we take a picture of a man with a wooden leg?
A wooden leg is not a camera.
PICK THE TRUTH
A- Medication Assisted Treatment is only appropriate for certain patients.
B- If someone has a stable job and family life, they can’t be suffering from addiction.
C- People have to hit “rock bottom” before they can get well.
D- Going to treatment will fix the problem.
E- Using drugs or alcohol is a choice, so if someone gets addicted, it’s their fault.
A- Medication Assisted Treatment is only appropriate for certain patients.
Medication assisted treatment requires it's patients to meet certain criteria before putting each individual patient on MAT regimen.
Bone marrow damage, liver and kidney damage, blackouts, limb spasms, hearing loss and the loss of brain cells are consequences from abusing what type of drugs?
A- INHALANTS
B- HALLUCINOGENS
C- ALCOHOL
D- BENZODIAZEPINES
E- IBUPROFEN
A- INHALANTS
What is is called when you replace your drug of choice with something else?
A- HARM REDUCTION
B- STRATEGIC RECOVERY
C- A BRIGHT IDEA
D- CROSS ADDICTION
E- ALL OF THE ABOVE
D- CROSS ADDICTION
Anything with meth as the prefix.
A- STIMULANT
B- HALLUCINOGEN
C- SEDATIVE
D- PAIN RELIEVER
E- A GATEWAY DRUG
A- STIMULANT
What kind of murderer is full of fiber?
A SERIAL (cereal) killer.
"Holes" in the brain is a result of what drug?
A- ECSTACY
B- MARIJUANA
C- FLAKKA
D- PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS
E- ALCOHOL
A- ECSTACY
This part of the brain is the "rewards" system, and is heavily effected by drug abuse.
A- THE CENTRAL SYSTEM
B- THE PRISON SYSTEM
C- THE RUBIX SYSTEM
D- THE LIMBIC SYSTEM
E- THE OCCIPITAL SYSTEM
D- THE LIMBIC SYSTEM
This man-made hallucinogen is created by mixing drugs and chemicals to mimic the effects of marijuana. It has unpredictable symptoms.
A- HASH
B- PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS
C- FLAKKA
D- SPICE
E- "THAT FIRE"
D- SPICE
What is a unique health risk for methamphetamine?
A- LEGAL PROBLEMS
B- LIVER PROBLEMS
C- HEART PROBLEMS
D- DENTAL PROBLEMS
E- STOMACH PROBLEMS
D- DENTAL PROBLEMS
What kind of running leads to walking?
Running out of gas!
Some people are more vulnerable to drug addiction because of what?
A- HISTORY OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES
B- PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSES
C- ECONOMIC STATUS
D- GENETICS
E- ALL OF THE ABOVE
E- ALL OF THE ABOVE
Alcohol affects your judgement and decision making because it depresses the ____________ lobe of your brain.
A- FRONTAL
B- CENTRAL
C- MAIN
D- PRIMAL
E- ALL OF THE ABOVE
A- FRONTAL
Opioids work on the same ______________ in the brain as do basic needs like food and water.
A- LOGICAL PATHWAY
B- REACTIVE PATHWAY
C- AFFECTIVE PATHWAY
D- CHEMICAL PATHWAY
E- REWARD PATHWAY
E- REWARD PATHWAY
A substance invented by the Bayer Company in Germany in the late 1800's and thought to be a cure for morphine addiction.
A- METHADONE
B- HEROIN
C- SUBOXONE
D- MAGIC PILLS
E- ALL OF THE ABOVE
B- HEROIN
A man sails off on a cruise between Mexico and the USA. He doesn’t speak to anyone, stop at any ports, or even come out of his cabin, yet he makes $300,000 from his trip. How?
He’s a smuggler.