Mental Health
Depression
What is a risk factor?
Factors that put a person at high risk for substance use/MH disorder
Name five things that will affect how many drinks it will take an individual to get intoxicated.
A person’s body size and composition, overall healthy, what and how much someone recently ate, dehydration, rate of alcohol consumption, sleep, percentage of alcohol in drinks consumed
What is dual recovery?
Working on both substance use and emotional disorder at the same time.
Name the MH disorder: can't control worrying, tension in muscles, worrying most of the time
Anxiety Disorder
What is a protective factor?
Factors that lower someone's risk of negative outcomes
Name three signs of alcohol overdose
- Vomiting, blacking out, passing out, cold/clammy skin, slurring, lack of muscle coordination
What is an example of self-medicating?
using substances to relax (anxiety disorder), feel happier (depression), lose weight (eating disorder)
Name the MH disorder: feeling overwhelmed by previous trauma, reliving trauma, mind and body on high alert
PTSD
Individuals with a family history of mental health or substance abuse disorders may have an increased risk of developing dual diagnosis
Genetic Predisposition
Example of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone, suboxone
Why is diagnosis important?
"naming" a feeling can help with treatment, can normalize thoughts/feelings, can identify which treatment is appropriate
Name the MH disorder: extremely distorted view of body, binging and purging, obsessing about losing/gaining weight
Eating Disorder
What are some things you can do to reduce your risk factors and enhance your protective factors?
negative/positive peers, community engagement, increasing coping skills,
Why is it more dangerous to drink alcohol and use cannabis (marijuana) together than using either one alone?
Cannabis reduces nausea, so people can drink more without getting sick, which can result in alcohol poisoning.
What percentage of individuals with substance use disorder have a co-occurring mental health disorder
As many as 65% of people with alcohol and other drug addictions suffer from co-occurring mental health disorders
Name the MH disorder: upsetting thoughts coming into your mind, feel you have to keep repeating something, you're trying to prevent something awful from happening.
OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
The _____ often associated with mental health and substance use disorders does all of us a great disservice and serves as a barrier to treatment for many.
Stigma
The use of marijuana before what age may have an impact on brain development?
25
What percentage of individuals with co-occuring disorders get treatment for both conditions?
7%