Communication
This type of communicator will say, "I'm unable to stand up for my rights"
What is Passive?
Talks about restoring to sanity
What is step 2?
Suggested the first thing to do in case of an overdose
What is call 911, but sometimes this isn't an option. If so, Narcan and rescue breaths.
Make up the three fold disease of addiction/alcoholism
What is mental, physical and spiritual?
Who is the pretty lady that is shadowing this week in our group?
Who is Renee, NACC's other Elder in Residence?
Use humiliation to control others
What is Aggressive?
Admit life is unmanageable
What is step 1?
Blocks heroin or opioids for 30-90 minutes, reversing an overdose
What is Narcan/ naloxone?
When referring to a person being abstinent, why are people encouraged to avoid using the commonly utilized term "clean"?
Because it can suggest a person who is not abstinent is "dirty".
Where is Donna going next week?
What is a ceremony- Mide Camp.
Use sarcasm as a way to express how they feel
What is Passive-Aggressive?
We surrender in this step
What is step 1?
Mixing drugs, reduced tolerance, using alone
What are risk factors for an overdose?
What does PWUD stand for?
What is people who use drugs. This is preferred to over calling someone an "addict"
This unhelpful thinking style causes you to jump to conclusions about what another person is thinking about you.
What is mind reading?
**GOLD STAR BONUS: How might we overcome or resolve these thoughts when we jump to conclusions about what someone is thinking about us?
This type of communicator uses "I" statements
What is Assertive?
To believe you can get well too
What is step 2?
What law protects OD victims and the person calling 911 to report a drug overdose from prosecution for using or possessing drugs related to the particular overdose they are calling 911?
What is Steve's Law?
What country reformed their entire approach to substance use disorder in 2001, trading their previous punitive approach for a harm reduction approach, using the money they saved in court and incarceration costs to make programs that helped increase community engagement for people with SUD?
Where is Portugal?
This unhelpful thinking style limits us to 2 options: either I do it right or not at all. If I don't succeed, I am a complete failure. He left me, I will never love again.
What is all or nothing thinking?
It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect which often fuels the desire and need for using larger amounts
What is tolerance?
Seeking guidance from an outside source, courage to do what needs to be done
What is step 3?
What essential body process is affected during opiate overdose, causing brain damage after 2-3 mins, and death after a min of 4-5 mins?
What is breathing?
Stigma can negatively impact a number of areas, including:
-Willingness to attend treatment and access to healthcare
-Harm reduction(clean syringes, narcan)
-Self-esteem and mental health(isolating, shame)
After the Wellbriety reading, Donna talked about praying to this direction; it is life force. When you are fatigued, face this direction and pray for energy.
What is the East?