Medications
DBT Skills
Education
Strange or scary facts
Day in History of Addiction
200

the name of two antidepressant.

what are  PROZAN, ZOLOFT, PAXIL, CELEXA, LEXAPRO, LUVOX, EFFEXOR, CYMBALTA, WELLBUTRIN, ELAVIL, LIMBITROL, NORPRAMIN, SINEQUAN, TOFRANIL, PAMELOR, AVENTYL, VIVACTIL, NARDIL, MARPLAN, or PARNATE?

200

What does DBT stand for?

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

200

Incontrollable cravings, loss of control, using despite negative consequences, and chronic diseases

What is Addiction

200

This is the most common substance among Suicide victims.

What is Alcohol?

200

The founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous.

What is June 10, 1935?

400

When a person begins medication, what symptoms improve before the depressed mood improves

What is ENERGY LEVELS AND THE ABILITY TO TAKE ACTION (MAKE DECISIONS)?

400

What is the DBT skills that mean similarly to the term, "it is what it is"?

Radical Acceptance

400

The fastest addicting drug.

What is nichotine.

400
Three of the most common CO-occurring disorders.

What are 

  • Anxiety
  • OCD
  • PTSD
  • Depression
  • Bipolar
  • Personality disorders
  • Psychotic disorders
400

On this date the American Medical Association defined alcoholism

When was 1952

600

What are the Three most common MAT medications

methadone buprenorphine and naltrexone

600

What are three of the four main categories of DBT?

Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, Interpersonal Communication, Distress Tolerance

600

the 3 pillars of addiction.

What are Therapy, Support and education.

600

Launched in 1898, it was advertised as a cough suppressant and safe substructure for Morphine addiction.

What is Heroin?

600

The American Medical Association calls all drug addictions diseases on this date.

When was 1987?

800

What do antidepressants attempt to fix?

THEY TRY TO CORRECT THE IMBALANCES IN NEUROTRANSMITTERS

800

What are the DEAR MAN skills used for?

What is To be able to communicate/get what we want.

800

The Pleasure Chemical in our brain that plays a major role in substance abuse/addiction.

What is Dopamine

800

80% of these started with prescription medication.

What are Heroin users?
800

FDA approves buprenorphine as a MAT for Opioid treatment

When was 2002

1000

How long does it take for antidepressants to start having an effect?

2-4 WEEKS.

1000

 three of the six parts of DBT's "What" and "How" Skills

what are Observe, Describe, Participate, One-Mindfully, Non-Judgmental, Effective?

1000

The 4 C's of addiction.

what are Craving, compulsion, control and consequences

1000

while just making up 5% of the world population, they consume 80% of the worlds supply of prescription pills

What are Americans?

1000

Methadone was introduced as a treatment for narcotic addiction on this date

When was 1964?