Basic Questions
What does it mean when you have a tolerance for drugs?
When you have to increase the dose of the drug in order to produce the same effect.
What class of drug are heroin, methadone, and oxycodone?
Opioids
Stress, cravings, relationships.
What does enhanced mental clarity mean?
better thinking, clearer mindset, better intentions.
What are the different manipulation attitudes that a person can have?
Lying about getting help and lying about not taking drugs anymore.
What is addiction?
Patterns of compulsive use despite consequences.
Is LSD a psychedelic drug or stimulant?
Psychedelic.
What are common motivating factors that influence change in drug abuse habits?
career, family, health.
Why would stopping drug addiction help you form better relationships?
You would not be in an altered state and you would be more aware of your surroundings, which can help you have more time to socialize.
Why does a person lie under the influence of drugs?
Its easier to lie than tell the truth about an addiction.
Caused by repeated use, resulting in the dose of a drug must be increased to produce the same effect.
Tolerance.
Is marijuana a hallucinogen?
Yes
What is a cost-benefit analysis?
Similar to a pros and cons list. Helps understand what one has lost as a result of drug abuse.
What does stopping drugs do to your memory?
Improves and strengthens the ability to remember things.
How does addiction affect your personality?
Lying, manipulative, abusive, forgetful.
The behavior or support of friends and family that is associated with the drug addiction results in continued drug abuse.
Enabling.
What is a type of stimulant drug?
Cocaine, meth, crack.
What is the most important step in goal setting?
Setting realistic, smaller goals to avoid intimidation.
Does stopping drugs in the long-run affect your self-esteem positively or negatively?
Positively.
Who can a person become violent towards?
Family and friends/ anyone.
When someone is using illegal drugs or taking prescription medications in ways other than what their doctor has instructed.
Drug abuse or misuse.
What is a type of depressant drug?
Alcohol, xanax, valium.
How can a support system help someone struggling with addiction?
Be supportive, offer drug-free spaces, goal setting, patience, and understanding.
Is it easy to stop an addiction? What is a side effect of quitting?
It is not easy, withdrawals are a side effect.
What kind of things can you forget while under the influence?
Conversations you had earlier that day.