Recovery 1
Who is the most important person involved in recovery?
YOU!
A coping mechanism that involves breathing.
Breathing exercises
Most commonly abused illegal substance across the nation...
Marijuana
What are the five stages of change? (Must be in order)
Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance.
Something that sparks the desire to resume an old negative behavior.
Triggers
These are those people, places, events, rules, regulations, expectations, or requests that put some kind of demand on people. (External)
Stressors
What is the difference between lapse and relapse?
A relapse happens when a person stops maintaining their goal of reducing or avoiding use of alcohol or other drugs and returns to their previous levels of use. This is different to a lapse, which is a temporary departure from a person's alcohol and other drug goals followed by a return to their original goals.
Is the fastest addicting substance
Nicotine
In this stage, you are actively making steps to change your behavior.
Action (Stage 4)
This drug can be both a stimulant and a depressant, depending upon how much I use.
Alcohol
Addiction physically affects this organ in the body. Which one?
Brain
Stress disorder AFTER traumatic event..
PTSD
With continued substance use the brain will stop producing it’s brain chemical that enables pleasure..
Dopamine
In this stage, you are planning on making changes to your behavior within the next 30 days.
Preparation (Stage 3)
Name the two founders of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Bill Wilson & Dr. Bob
This is a program that you can take advantage of that is voluntary but offers support from others that are in recovery as well.
NA, AA, etc
Ketamine is used as a?
An animal tranquilizer
1st symptom experienced as a sign you're developing a substance abuse disorder.
Increased tolerance
Individuals in this stage have been engaging in the new behavior consistently for over 6 months.
Maintenance (Stage 5)
Body aches, hot/cold sweats, runny nose, fast pulse, and diarrhea are typical withdrawal symptoms for which substance.
Heroin
Agitation, muscle aches, anxiety, runny nose, inability to sleep, yawning often, excessive sweating, abdominal cramping and skin goose bumps are some symptoms of?
Opioid Withdrawal
What synthetic opioid is 50-100 times more potent than morphine?
Fentanyl
Cocaine is what kind of drug?
A Stimulant
What "Stage of Change" fits the following description: some awareness of the problem; thinking about pros/cons; some awareness of changing; going back and forth on willingness.
Pre-Contemplation (Stage 1)
What are the 5 warning signs that you are headed for a relapse?
1. You stop seeking support.
2.Romanticizing substance use
3.Complicating your life
4. Removing anchors little by little 5. Having a defensive attitude.
The process of clearing the substance from your body.
Detoxification
Feelings of extreme sadness, shame, guilt and/or dispair...
Depression
A set of strategies that aims to reduce the harmful effects of substance use.
Harm reduction.
You acknowledge concerns and are considering the possibility of change but are ambivalent and uncertain of making the change.
Contemplation (Stage 2)
___ is a medication used to counter opioid overdose. It blocks opioid receptor sites, reversing the toxic effects of the overdose.
Naloxone