Relaxation skills
What is a great coping skill to use in recovery?
Exercise and healthy eating.
List unhealthy support systems
People who:
enable, encourage use, are using substances themselves, discourage getting help, are abusive, as well as other negative behaviors.
Which drug is listed as a stimulant drug?
A: Alcohol
B: Heroin
C: Cocaine
D: LSD
What is Cocaine.
What US government organization conducted numerous tests with LSD on humans (many of these tests were unethical)?
Answer: CIA
In the 1950's, the CIA conducted a secret study, code named Project MKULTRA. In this study, members of the general public, government workers, criminals, and the mentally ill, were given LSD so to gain information and data about the drug. Numerous of these people were given LSD without their knowledge; some of those people were then able to successfully sue the US government, once knowledge of these unfair tests became public.
According to Narcotics Anonymous (N.A.), it is important that a person following their program do which of the following?
Answer: Make a list of those they have harmed during their addiction and attempt to make amends
According to N.A., attempting to make amends to people one has harmed while suffering from addiction and substance abuse is necessary if one hopes to achieve lasting sobriety.
www.na.org/pdf/litfiles/us
Name another coping skill...That involve other people
Which of the following is a street name for inhalants?
Answer: Whipped cream
Baseball is a street name for crack, rainbow is LSD and whiz bang is another name for cocaine and heroin.
A substance invented by the Bayer Company in Germany in the late 1800's and thought to be a cure for morphine addiction.
Answer: heroin
The scientists who invented it and used it said it made them feel heroic, thus, the name heroin.
Which of these answers describes the BEST treatment option for addiction?
Answer: All of these may be used alone, or in any combination to treat addiction
A licensed counselor may help one work out coping strategies to deal with drug cravings and other withdrawal problems. Counseling may also provide the chance to interact with others in a group. Medication may be useful to both alleviate the pain of withdrawal and to prevent dangerous withdrawal symptoms such as seizures. A psychiatrist may be able to discover and to treat the underlying problems which led to addiction such as anxiety and depression. Because a psychiatrist is a medical doctor, he or she may prescribe medications needed to treat such disorders.
What does HALT stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired. Check yourself to see if your cravings are due to one of these feelings as well as thirst, shame or guilt.
Heart failure and death can occur within minutes after several repeated inhalations. What is this syndrome known as?
Answer: Sudden Sniffing Death
Sudden Sniffing Death can happen to anyone, including first time users.
What kind of drug is alcohol?
Answer: Depressant
Alcohol is a depressant; it messes with gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) and Glutamate neurotransmitter pathways. In both cases it causes less excitement of the cell, thus giving it its classification. It affects areas of the brain that are responsible for memory formation, decision making and impulse control.
This term actually means to induce sleep, but the public often interprets it, wrongly, to mean any legal drug sometimes used illegally.
Answer: narcotic
What are some coping skills to do on your own?
What is the active chemical in marijuana?
Answer: Tetrahydrocannabinol
Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, mimics anandamides. Anandamines stop the inhibition of dopamine. This process causes movement to slow down, calmness and a "high" sensation.
What is a unique health risk for methamphetamine?
Answer: Dental problems
Methamphetamine causes abusers to have very dry mouths. This allows bacteria that cause gum disease and cavities to thrive because the enzymes that normally kill these bacteria are in saliva.
Does helping others help a person stay sober?
Yes, supporting others can give a person a sense of purpose, or belonging, as well as achievement.