Drug Identification
___________ is the fastest addicting drug
What is nicotine
Name at least three people who are affected by substance use?
1) The user 2) Family 3) Children 4) Co-workers 5) Parents 6) Siblings 7) Friends 8) Community
What are 1. People 2. Places 3. Things examples of
What are triggers
An ___________ is an orchestrated attempt by one or many people – usually family and friends – to get someone to seek professional help with an addiction or some kind of traumatic event or crisis, or other serious problem.
What is an intervention
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is Dopamine
The most commonly abused drug across the nation
What is Marijuana
Name at least 3 consequences of alcoholism
1) Lowered inhibitions 2) Decreased control over motor skills 3) Inability to concentrate and focus 4) Addiction 5) Heart attack; stroke 6) Liver failure; cirrhosis 7) Kidney disease 8) Blackouts
A desire or dream you try to achieve in a certain amount of time, no matter the costs.
What are goals
A form of treatment wear the patient lives in a recovery facility
What is In patient treatment
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
What is the Serenity Prayer
As little as 2 milligrams of this substance can kill you
What is fentanyl
Name at least 3 consequences of pain killers/opiates
1. Addiction 2. Respiratory failure 3. Vomiting 4. Death 5. Drowsiness 6. Reduction of pain 7. Diarrhea 8. Very uncomfortable withdrawal
Why is the use of even small amounts of alcohol or other drugs by the recovering addict considered relapse?
Even the slightest amount of the drug can send the person back into addiction.
A point in the treatment process where the user rids themselves of the drugs left in their body
What is Detox
People who become overly concerned with another's addiction problem and feel driven to fix or control it
What are codependents
What can reverse a opioid overdose?
What is Narcan
Name at least 3 consequences of using inhalants
Bone marrow damage, liver and kidney damage, blackouts, limb spasms, hearing loss and the loss of brain cells
Our brain learns by ________ and _________.
What is repetition and reward
A group of people in which the user may meet with frequently in a therapeutic session that share similar issues that help each other through the recovery process
What is a support group
trying to protect an addict from facing the consequences of their drug related problems
What is enabling
True or False: You can die from withdrawal?
True, substances such as alcohol and benzodiazepines, can be deadly, professional treatment provided in medical detox programs can reduce that risk. With medical attention, withdrawal symptoms can be controlled or eliminated altogether.
About how many drug overdoses have occurred in the past year?
What is 100,000 people.
5 skills you have learned in treatment to overcome cravings and triggers
(this is a question with many answers. What is (are) a sponsor, a relapse prevention plan, laughter, service, work, being with family, hobbies etc.
A slip from recovery where the patient returns back to their old habit/ addictive behavior
What is relapse
What is the medical use for fentanyl?
What is pain management and aesthetics