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Most common addiction across the nation...
Alcohol
Name 4 alcohol withdraw symptoms
Process by which the body rids itself of a drug...
Detoxification or Detox
Name 4 symptoms of cannabis withdraw
Professional specializing in treating mental & emotional disorders is known as...
Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Therapist, Counselor
Can you name 3 coping skills?
Examples: deep breathing (5 counts in/out), grounding exercises (5-4-3-2-1 technique), physical movement (walking, yoga), journaling, creative expression (drawing, music), and social connection
True or False: A relapse prevention plan should not be revised and re-evaluated
False. A relapse prevention plan should be continually looked at and re-evaluated to ensure that it fits current feelings, situations, etc.
What does it mean when someone has a physical dependence to a substance?
"The need to continue taking a drug in order to avoid the physical discomfort or illness associated with withdrawal symptoms"
What symptom occurs when the body becomes so used to a substance that stopping causes physical or emotional distress?
Withdrawal.
What does it mean when someone experiences a “dry drunk”?
They are abstinent from substances but still engage in the same negative attitudes, behaviors, and emotional patterns as during active addiction.
*Coined term by AA, could there be a better way to label this instead? (extra 100 points)
____ occurs when a person's old behaviors and thinking have returned to their original state before treatment.
Hint: Think of the cycle, what did the person "do".
Relapse
True or False : Mental Health Issues are rare
False . Approximately 1 in 5 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 24 report a mental disorder, substance abuse or learning disability.
Abstain from ALL illicit drugs and alcohol...
Sobriety or Clean Time
Treatment that includes living onsite and receiving group and individual therapies.
Residential Facility or Rehab
_____ help us manage our emotions related to difficult times to improve emotional health and help us grow as people. (Behaviors, attitudes, and approaches)
Healthy Coping skills
How can alcohol impact your mental health ?
Alcohol is a depressant, which can disrupt the balance of neurotransmitters (chemical messengers) in your brain and affect your feelings, thoughts and behavior.
In the long-term, alcohol uses up and reduces the number of neurotransmitters in our brains, but we need a certain level to ward off anxiety and depression. This can make you want to drink more to relieve these difficult feelings – which can start a cycle of dependence.
What is the most common emotional warning sign that relapse may be approaching?
Isolation or withdrawal from support and recovery activities
A powerful desire for something (substance) that usually passes.
Craving
____ is any internal or external stimulus that causes a person to experience cravings or urges to use substances, or to return to old, unhealthy behaviors.
Trigger
One of the most common & effective coping skills a person in early recovery can develop is, this string of behaviors characterized by "a sequence of actions regularly followed"...
Routine or structure
How long can cannabis stay in the blood?
*think everyday use, not "occasional".
Blood: 12 hours
Saliva: 24 hours
Urine: 30+ days
Hair: Up to 90 days
Name an example of an external relapse trigger.
People, places, activities, objects, and situations
True or False
Relapse prevention starts by saying no just before you are about to use.
False. Saying "no" is the final and most difficult stage to stop, which is why people relapse.
Relapse prevention begins with recognizing personal triggers
With continued substance abuse the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure..
Dopamine
What disorder can chronic cannabis abuse lead too?
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS)
a condition of severe vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain caused by long-term, chronic marijuana use (usually over a year).
the six most addictive drugs rated are
Nicotine, Heroin, Cocaine, Alcohol, Caffeine, Marijuana
Emotional relapse happens before physical relapse.
True. Emotional and mental relapse stages occur before a person physically uses again.
What does the term "dual diagnosis" refer to?
The coexistence of a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder
"Exposure to ________ is associated with drug addiction. Exposed to large amounts of it can increase risk of relapse and craving."
Stress
True of False: Addiction is both a brain disease and a behavioral disorder.
True. It involves changes in brain function and behavior patterns.