Drug Facts
When someone drinks so much alcohol that it becomes a medical emergency due to seizures or inability to stay conscious it is known as
Alcohol Poisoning
"I shouldn't even be here. I just smoke weed, it ain't even that serious"
Simple Denial
Cravings, mood swings, restlessness, increased hunger
Nicotine
Step 1 of the NA program is designed to help you overcome what
Denial
The coolest fish there is
Speckled Trout
The amount of US States that have legalized recreational Marijuana
26
"I only used because my brother did"
Blaming
Tremors, shaking, anxiety attacks, seizures, death
Benzodiazepines (xanax)
Taking a medication that lowers the symptoms of withdrawals or curbs cravings is known as
MAT - Medication Assisted Treatment
A Texas slam is catching these 3 fish on the same day
Speckled trout, redfish, and flounder
When using stimulants for a period of time, the user can often feel depression when they stop using the drugs. This is because their brain is no longer capable of making this chemical that the drug produced
Dopamine
"I was sober for a while after I got out last time, but then my girl broke up with me and if I didn't get high I was gonna go crazy"
Rationalizing
Sweating and chills, vomiting, diarrhea, anxiety, insomnia (can't sleep)
Opioids
Exercising, playing video games, deep breathing, listening to music, are all examples of
Coping Skills
An inshore saltwater system inside the land (that is not the ocean)
A bay
Slowed heart rate and breathing, constipation, nausea, and pin like pupils are all side effects of this category of drugs
Opioids
"Everyone else is out there doing fent and coke and all that, but I just smoke weed and drink. I'm not like them"
Minimizing
Hallucinations, tremors, increased heart rate, seizures
Alcohol
While this number varies depending on the type of drug use and the length it was used for, the average amount of time it takes for the brain itself to reset after drug use is this long
6-12 months
The biggest speckled trout David has ever caught
27 inches and 6 pounds
For a long time the USA, drug use was not illegal. The laws on drugs have evolved over time. The first law that set in motion the criminalization of drugs was made in what year.
1914: Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
1937: Marihuana Tax Act – effectively criminalized cannabis
1970: Controlled Substances Act – established modern federal drug prohibition and scheduling system
"I have already completed the NA steps 1-6 and I just got my level 5. I worked the program I dont see why I can't go home early"
Intellectualizing
fatigue, anxiety, irritability, excessive sleeping, depression, inability to feel happiness, weight gain
Methamphetamine
According to most recent research, this % of people maintain sobriety for at least 1 year after rehab
15-20%
The biggest fish David has ever caught
8'1" Bull shark or 5 foot Tarpon