SUD Criteria
Needing to use more of a substance in order to get the same high or feel the same effect.
Tolerance
We make dozens if not hundreds of these a day with our mind and one of the best ways to improve our lives is to practice making good ones:
Decisions/Choices
It is important to learn to manage this uncomfortable mental experience that can occur when we worry or stress over things
Anxiety
The vast majority of people who use this legal plant use it as often as 10 or 20 times a day despite knowing it is the number one killer of all addictive substances in the world
(2000’s) This artist was referred to as the King of Pop, died due to complications from prescription drugs in 2009
Experiencing negative health and mental health effects after stopping using a substance.
Withdrawal
This describes overall the way we present and express ourselves. If we have a negative one we should want to change it to grateful and positive
Attitude
This disorder identified by cycles of highs and low (manic and depressive states) can be worsened by the use of mood altering substances.
Class of drugs used medicinally for thousands of years to relieve physical pain but nowadays often abused to relieve emotional pain
(1990’s) Singer of one of the most popular grunge bands in the 1990’s shot himself in the head in 1994 at the age of 27, addicted to heroin
Kurt Cobain
Having a strong desire to use a substance
Cravings
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities to participate in.
Relapse Prevention Plan
_____________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
Dopamine
The oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes (even dating back to biblical times)
(1970’s)This iconic musician is one of the top earning dead celebrities today, still earning over 50 million/year for his music despite dying from complications of prescription drug addiction back in 1977
Elvis Presley
Using a substance while driving a car or in situations where it is physically hazardous
Unsafe use
Examples include deep breathing, talking to someone, playing a sport, going for a walk, journaling and listening to music.
Coping Skills
Sometimes addiction can be directly linked to deeply disturbing or distressing experiences that occurred earlier in life all of which is referred to as: _____
PTSD/Trauma
Even though life may be spiraling out of control with dependency clearly increasing, some people may believe that they are not addicted just because they may be obtaining drugs this legal medical way
Prescription
American rapper who died of accidental overdose of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol at age 26 in 2018.
Mac Miller
Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction, is often referred to as this
Denial
This phrase, meaning purpose or motivation, is at the top of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Self Actualization
Stimulants such as cocaine, speed and methamphetamine, when taken for long periods can induce a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoid delusions called:
Psychosis (substance induced psychosis)
Nitrous Oxide or Whippets fall into this category of substances
This Australian actor most famous for playing the Joker in The Dark Knight died of accidental prescription overdose in 2008 after taking multiple benzos and opiates.
Heath Ledger