Signs and symptoms
You need to use more of a substance to feel the desired effect
Tolerance
Influenced by others to use or abuse substances
Peer pressure
Not using alcohol or drugs
sobriety
the return to alcohol or drug use after significant time clean
relapse
Without drugs or alcohol you feel uncomfortable physically or emotionally
Withdrawal
a deeply depressing or disturbing experience
Trauma
A state in which an organism only functions normally in the presence of a substance, experiencing physical disturbance when the substance is removed.
Dependence
We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable
Step one (NA)
You think about using drugs or alcohol
Craving
depression, anxiety, ptsd, and bi-polar
Mental health disorder
Factors that directly decrease the likelihood of substance use and behavioral health problems or reduce the impact of risk factors on behavioral health problems.
Protective factors
Telling ourselves we dont have a problem when there is one
Denial
substance use has had negative effects on some aspects of our lives
Consequences
Substance use passed down through generations of families
drug addiction genes
Do you feel addiction is a disease or a choice and why?
You answer in your own words
Has your substance use ever led you to hitting rock bottom, if so share
Your answer in your own words
You have tried to quit or cut back on using but are unable to
loss of control
Biological, environmental and other conditions that increase the risk for addiction
Risk Factors
feel good chemical in brain
Dopamine
holding on to the thoughts, ideas of eventually using
reservations