MAT
MAT stands for...
What is... Medicated Assisted Treatment
PAWS stands for...
What is... Post Acute Withdrawal Sydrome
A substance known to significantly damage the liver...
(ex: fatty liver, hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure)
What is... Alcohol
The ideal blood pressure is...
(anything within 10 on each number will be considered correct... but there is a "perfect" number. Double points if you are spot on!)
What is... 120/80
The first soft drink to be taken into space...
What is... Coca-cola
A daily pill that causes severe vomiting when alcohol is ingested...
What is... Antabuse
PAWS is the brains way to _______, after active addiction.
Recalibrate/Reach equilibrium/Recover
______ overdose can cause bradycardia, and dangerously low blood pressure.
What is... Opioid
This type of coping skill is often overlooked with our busy lives, but one should take time for this:
What is... Self Care
Babies are born without this bone(s) ...
Hint: the bones in the skull are not fully formed but are present at birth.
What is... knee cap/patella
A life-saving medication used to reverse an opiate overdose by blocking opioids allowing the person to regain consciousness and start breathing...
What is... Naloxone/Narcan
Symptoms of PAWS are typically more, ___ and ___ than physical.
What is... Psychological and emotional.
Internal(boredom/depression etc.) or external(people/places/things etc.) cues that cause a person in recovery to crave drugs or alcohol and can lead to relapse...
What are... Triggers
Demi Lovato, Bad Wolves, P!nk, and TOOL, all made a song with this title...
What is... "Sober"
The longest-running TV series...
A medication that blocks the "feel good" effect of alcohol...
(this medication comes in a pill and an intramuscular injection)
What is... Naltrexone
PAWS typically lasts between...
What is... 6 months and 2 years.
Repeated exposure to a drug causing it to be less effective, leading the person to want/need more of it to bring about the initial effect(s)...
What is... Tolerance
A mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one’s reputation defines...
What is... Stigma
An octopus has 3 of this organ...
What are... hearts
The three approved medications used for opioid use disorder
What are methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone
In recovery, there is a _____ shortage related to lack of drugs or alcohol resulting in mood swings.
(Hint: neurotransmitter that plays a role in pleasure, motivation, and learning)
What is... Dopamine
A brain disorder that is common complication of heavy drinking caused by lack of Thiamine/Vitamin B1...
(Hint: AKA "wet brain")
What is... Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
In 2023, President Biden once again declared _____ as "National Recovery Month"
(according to SAMHSA)
What is... September
This language is the most popularly spoken language worldwide...
What is... mandarin