Drugs & Alcohol
This is the physiological need for an increasingly larger amount of a substance to achieve the same effect.
What is tolerance?
Do it right then you will understand the cost of doing it wrong. To practice the form of something in order to gain the substance. It is usually uncomfortable. You gain the substance of a quality by practicing it. This is a precursor to "Become as if."
What is Act as If?
A mental state of focusing on the present moment to reduce stress.
What is mindfulness?
This percentage of individuals with a substance use disorder also have a co-occurring mental health disorder, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
What is approximately 50%?
In "Friends," this character famously said, "I'm not great at the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?" and struggled with smoking.
Who is Chandler Bing?
This 4-letter acronym describes the 4 scenarios that cause relapse.
What is H.A.L.T? (Hungry, Angry, Lonely Tired)
Trusting that the process will work, even though you do not know the end result.
What is Blind Faith?
This type of therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns and behaviors associated with addiction.
What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
This percentage of lung cancer deaths in the United States are attributable to smoking, according to the American Cancer Society.
What is approximately 85%?
This character from "The Office" once declared, "I am Beyoncé, always," and had a memorable addiction to pretzel day.
Who is Stanley Hudson?
This feel-good chemical is released into the bloodstream when drugs and alcohol are used.
What is dopamine?
You have to teach others through your positive behaviors/actions what you have learned. This way, you will continue to reinforce what you have learned and understand it more clearly by giving it to others.
What is Give it away in order to keep it?
This type of plan outlines strategies and resources to help individuals maintain sobriety and prevent relapse.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan?
This federal law, enacted in 1970, classifies drugs into five schedules based on their potential for abuse and medical use.
What is the Controlled Substances Act?
ROLEPLAY!: Roleplay a scenario where someone has to apologize for something ridiculous (e.g., eating the last donut) with intense sincerity.
(Was the apology effective and sincere?)
This is the intoxicating ingredient found in fermented drinks.
What is ethyl alcohol? (or ethanol)
A tool utilized to provide constructive feedback by sharing feelings, affirmations, suggestions, or criticism. Social relationships, and caring experiences, are fundamental in the use of “Community as a Method” in order to facilitate the process of change as residents learn to balance the confrontational, judgmental, emotional, and instructional elements that are used to modify behavior and attitudes.
What is a pull-up?
This approach to addiction recovery emphasizes the importance of addressing underlying trauma and its impact on substance use.
What is trauma-informed care?
This opioid, derived from the poppy plant, is often used medically for pain relief but has a high potential for addiction.
What is morphine?
MOVIE LINE: "I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright."
What is "The Shawshank Redemption"?
A group of drugs that relieve pain, derived from Greek words meaning "without pain".
What are analgesics?
Conning people into thinking that you are doing the work and making changes, while in fact you are just saying what you think they want to hear.
What is false compliance? (Compliance without commitment)
This therapeutic approach involves the use of eye movements to process and integrate traumatic memories that may contribute to addiction.
What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)?
This international treaty, adopted in 1961, aims to combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking through coordinated global efforts.
What is the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs?
This brain structure, part of the limbic system, is crucial for forming new memories and is often affected by chronic substance abuse.
What is the hippocampus?