Community Supports
Blanchard Thangs
Substance Abuse Disorder
Co-occurring disorders
staff facts
100

What is the minimum amount of meetings a client should attend before moving to OP level of care?

a minimum of 3

100

What are the 5 programs within The Blanchard Institue?

Outpatient Detox

Partial Hospitalization Program

Intensive Outpatient Program

Outpatient Program

Recovery Management

100

True or False: In order to have a severe substance use disorder, you must reach the stage that you wake up in the morning and immediately start using the substance.

False

100

People with parents who suffer from anxiety are __ times higher to likely also develop the condition.

100

How old is Gibbs?

10

200

This type of community support follows this 4 point model

  • Building and maintaining the motivation to change
  • Coping with urges to use
  • Managing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in an effective way without addictive behaviors
  • Living a balanced, positive, and healthy life

What is SMART Recovery

200

What is a Change Agent and what is their role?

A change agent is an alumni at The Blanchard Institute and their role is to act as a mentor within the program to help guide someone's time at TBI

200

What is the rate of identified substance use disorder in the USA?

1 in 10 people

200

___% of people with a SUD also have PTSD

25

200

Where did Annie (me) go for Undergrad?

UNC-Chapel Hill

300

The following are the basis of this type of community support:

- there is suffering

- there is a cause of suffering

- there is an end to suffering

- there is a path that leads to the end of suffering

Recovery Dharma

300

What are the 3 pillar assignments that are completed before OP level of care?

The First Step Assignment

Life Story

Relapse Prevention Plan

300

What percentage of individuals who enter treatment complete it?

less than 42%

This depends on the frequency and duration of participation in treatment.

300

Name 4 out of the 6 most common co-occurring disorders alongside of a Substance Use Disorder

anxiety

schizophrenia

bipolar disorder

major depressive disorder

PTSD

ADHD

300

What staff member also works for security at the Panthers games?

Keyonte

400

What is the fifth step of NA?

We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

400

What year was The Blanchard Institute established?

2015

400

_________-induced mental disorders that are caused by the effects of substances.

Substance-induced disorders

400
Individuals between the ages of 40 and 59 have the diagnosed rate of what mental health disorder?

Generalized Anxiety Disorders

400

What staff member worked at a Pickle Plant her freshman year of college

Xaria

500

What year was AA founded?

1935

500

True or False: The Blanchard Institute believes that abstinence is the main goal of treatment.

False: The main goal of treatment is to help clients obtain a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life. Abstinence is only one piece of this puzz

500

What are the 8 out of the 10 separate classes of drugs diagnosed within Substance Use Disorders?

1. Alcohol

2. Caffeine

3. Cannabis

4. Hallucinogens

5. Inhalants

6. Opioids

7. Sedatives

8. Hypnotics or anxiolytics

9. Stimulants

10. Tobacco

500

What is nomophobia?

The fear of not having your phone

500

What staff member was player of the week their division, Junior year of high school?

Josh (aka the quarterback)