SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
A primary, progressive, chronic process with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and outcome. It involves compulsion, loss of control, and continued use despite negative consequences. It is often called a biopsychosocial disorder.
What is addiction?
List three coping skills you can use when triggered.
Example: go to a meeting, call my sponsor, pray, etc.
A process in which the same amount of a drug begins to have less effect or when the amount of a drug needs to be increased to have the same effect as before.
What is tolerance?
Name one way in which drugs and alcohol messed up your life.
Examples: loss of family, loss of employment, incarceration, etc.
This occurs when the user replaces his or her primary drug with a secondary drug that is not cross-tolerant, such as cocaine and alcohol, which have different physical effects.
What is drug switching?
This occurs when the use of mood-altering drugs interferes with a person's life, resulting in negative effects on a person's physical, psychological, social, legal, emotional, occupational, or educational well-being.
What is drug abuse?
Name one hobby you have or would like to incorporate into your daily routine.
Example: drawing, writing, exercising, playing a musical instrument, gardening, etc.
This occurs when two drugs have similar effects, and one is often substituted for the other when it, usually the primary drug of choice, is not available. If the secondary drug has the same drug effect and can keep withdrawal symptoms from occurring, the primary and secondary drugs are cross-tolerant.
What is cross-tolerance?
How was your family life while active in your addiction?
Examples: I isolated; they were disappointed in me; we never seen each other, because I was too embarrassed; etc.
The effects that a drug has on a person shortly after being taken.
What are primary drug effects?
This is the result from prolonged exposure to a mood-altering drug. The cells in the body become accustomed to the drug and begin to adapt to the presence of that drug. Once this happens, the body appears to be in balance only when the drug is present.
What is physical dependence?
Name one thing that's negatively affecting your mental health right now or has the potential to do so.
Example: toxic relationships, not eating regularly, not sleeping well, etc.
Also known as "kindling," occurs when the user's body becomes extremely sensitive to a drug, causing an extreme reaction, such as a seizure or a psychotic episode.
What is reverse tolerance?
If an individual has a psychological problem that exist before they become addicted, how can being addicted to a substance make it worse?
Examples: they stop taking their prescribed medication, the symptoms of the psychological problem get worse, etc.
Substances that can change people's moods or feelings. These include stimulants, depressants (including alcohol), and hallucinogens.
What are psychoactive drugs?
If addiction was a person, what would they look like?
Example: angry, dirty clothes, dark circles under their eyes, etc.
Name some people, places, and things that you personally need to avoid.
Example: concerts, parties, old friends, liquor stores, etc.
Did you ever notice that the same amount of drug while active in your drug use began to have less effect? Explain.
Example: I knew I had a tolerance when I realized how much money was going towards my addiction, etc.
What are some examples of how you lost control of your behavior while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs?
Example: I cheated on my spouse, I was an absent parent, my work ethic declined, etc.
This occurs when individuals use both a primary drug and one or more secondary drugs, frequently taking depressants and stimulants together. Because the stimulant and the depressant counteract each other, individuals with large amounts of both drugs may not feel very intoxicated and can consume very large amounts of both drugs.
What is the upper-downer cycle?
List one reason you decided to get sober?
Example: I was losing my family, I don't want to go back to prison, I am scared of the person I am when under the influence of alcohol and drugs, etc.
What's your favorite saying in recovery? Why?
Example: one day at a time, etc.
Name you primary and secondary drug of choice.
Example: heroin and opioids, etc.
In what ways have your social and work activities begun to suffer because of alcohol or other drug use?
Example: I quit my job, I was fired, I no longer attended social gatherings with friends and family, etc.
This occurs when individuals with physical dependence to alcohol or other drugs cut down or stop taking the drug and experience symptoms that are typically the opposite of the effect produced by the drug.
What are withdrawal symptoms?