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Uncontrollable craving for the drug. Loss of control. Use despite negative consequences. Chronic, biological brain disease. Psychological and physical dependence.
Answer: What is addiction?
A group for men and women who have a desire to stop using drugs or alcohol. Ex NA, AA, SMART recovery)
Answer: What are 12 step fellowships? Other acceptable answers: What are mutual support meetings or self help groups)
1)The user 2)Family 3)Children 4)Co-workers 5) Parents 6)Siblings 7)Friends 8)Community
Answer: Who are those affected by substance abuse?
Medication; -Behavioral therapy; -Groups; -Rehab; -Inpatient/outpatient; -Recreational; -Occupational; Medical; -Vocational Rehab; Music and Art; Horticultural
Answer: What are treatment options? (Acceptable answer: What are types of treatment?)
People, Places and Things
Answer: What are potential triggers?
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.
Answer: What is a relapse prevention plan?
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Answer: What is the serenity prayer?
Lowered inhibitions; decreased control over motor skills; inability to concentrate and focus; addiction; heart attack or stroke; liver failure; cirrhosis; kidney diseases; black out
Answer: What are the consequences of alcoholism
Medical doctors; nurses; psychologists; educators; social workers; occupational therapists; recreational therapists; Music therapists; Clergy; YOU; and Counselors
Answer: What are people in a treatment team?
A desire or dream you try to achieve in a certain amount of time, no matter the costs.
Answer: What are goals?
__________ is the fastest addicting drug
Answer: What is nicotine?
Which step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past?
Answer: What is step four?
Addiction; respiratory failure; vomiting; death; drowsiness; reduction of pain; diarrhea; very uncomfortable withdrawal
Answer: What are the effects of opiate/narcotic withdrawal
This health professional helps educate you on healthy, safe activities that you can become involved in. They also help you integrate healthy activities into your daily life.
Answer: What are recreational therapists?
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, angry lonely or tired. What can help you remember these circumstances?
Answer: What is H.A.L.T.
_______ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plans a major role in substance abuse and addiction
Answer: What is Dopamine
Live and let live; keep it simple; one day at a time; let go and let God; are example of what?
Answer: What are 12 step slogans?
Increase in violence and aggression, addiction, drug induced psychosis, increase in respiratory problems, increase in cardiovascular problems, risk for HIV, HEP C and TB, damage to physical appearance—occurs because of what?
Answer: What is methamphetamine/cocaine addiction
The first stage of treatment for dependence
Answer: What is detoxification?
Avoid that situation, Don’t be alone, Get Active
Answer: How do you avoid a trigger/triggering situation?
The most commonly abused drug across the nation
Answer: What is marijuana?
Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship are? (hint: think of H.O.W.)
Answer: What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness?
Bone marrow damage, liver and kidney damage, blackouts, limb spasms, hearing loss and the loss of brain cells and consequences from abusing what type of drugs?
Answer: What are inhalants?
For the best chance of staying sober, what is the MINIMUM length of time a person should stay in treatment?
Answer: What is 90 days?
5 Skills you have learned in treatment to overcome cravings and triggers
Various answers accepted, must answer in form of question still: What is sponsorship; What is a relapse prevention plan; Being with family; Work; Hobbies; etc