Physiological
What organ detoxifies the body of alcohol and drugs?
The Liver
What people should we avoid?
Drinkers, users, people who put us down
What makes relationships better in recovery?
Honesty, equality, respect
Who is the hero?
Exposure to small parts of whatever we are afraid of.
What chemical in our brain increases when we feel a "rush"?
Dopamine
How does peer pressure lead to alcohol or drug abuse?
Want to "fit in".
What are the rewards of recovery?
Who is the lost child?
This person is often ignored and isolates themselves.
What techniques help calm us down? (name 3)
Meditation, prayer, visualization, soothing music, deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation and exercise
Can alcoholism or addiction be inherited?
Yes
What is an environmental cue to drink or use?
Commercials, billboards, seeing people who drink or use, drug paraphernalia.
Give 3 examples of unhealthy relationships.
Unequal power, poor communication, no respect, one or both drinking and/or using.
What are roles like in a healthy families? Ridgid or Flexible?
Flexible
If you are nervous... what chemical should you avoid?
Caffeine
Is addiction a chronic or an acute disease?
Chronic
How does society glamorize drugs and alcohol? (3 answers)
Movies, magazines and commercials
What negative effects do people suffer from when addicted?
Legal, financial, relationship problems, mood swings, paranoia and health decline
Who or what is an enabler?
Person who "covers" for addict or gives him/her money
What can you do for hyperventilation?
Blow in a paper bag or your hands, then breathe the exhaled air
What happens to the central nervous system when you withdrawal from alcohol?
It overactivates
What is "enabling"?
Helping people keep drinking and/or using by lying to them or providing money, food and or shelter while they continue to drink or use.
Use substances to forget about undesirable behavior, then feel ashamed of drinking and/or using or of behavior under the influence.
Who is the scapegoat?
Takes the blame for family members.
What is the "worst case scenario" mean? How does it help to think about it? And why shouldn't you dwell on it?
- picturing the worst possible outcomes
- it helps decided how you would handle it
- need to focus on the positive outcomes