Substance Use
This is the biggest cause of relapse
Stress
When you are dependent on a substance
Addiction
Intrusive obsessional thoughts often followed by repetitive compulsions
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
This neurotransmitter is primarily affected in addiction
Dopamine
This movie centers around a boy who goes back in time and helps his parent fall in love with the aid of his "old" friend
Back to the Future
This medication is designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose
Narcan
The full meaning of the acronym "OTC"
Over the counter
People often use drugs to _______ symptoms of mental health issues
-Cope
-Ignore
-suppress
This term describes how the brain needs more of a chemical to feel the same effects as before
Tolerance
This 2025 movie is a live action remake of a 2002 Disney animated movie where a Girl and her Sister adopt an alien they believe is a dog.
Lilo and Stitch
This type of coping strategy involves thinking about the things in life addiction makes worse/takes away
-Recalling negative consequences
-playing the tape through
True or False:
It is okay to share prescription drugs with someone as long as they are the same height and weight as you
False
The mind and body's reaction to stressful. dangerous, or unfamiliar situations
Anxiety
This is one of the three healthy ways to release dopamine
-Exercise
-Eating sweet or salty food
-healthy relationships
-Bonus: Doing things that align with your values
This 2025 movie stars David Corenswet as he reprises a classic role originally played by Christopher Reeve
Superman
This is when use of FDA approved medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies to provide a "whole-patient" approach to the treatment of substance use disorders
Medication assisted Treatment (MAT
Something that reduces the heart rate and sometimes relaxes you is called this
Depressant
Sometimes addiction can be directly linked to deeply disturbing or distressing experiences that occurred earlier in life all of which is referred to as
Trauma/PTSD
The brain is a communications center consisting of billions of these, passing messages back and forth among different structures within the brain
Synapses/Neurons
The quote "we're gonna need a bigger boat" is from this 1975 classis Spielberg film.
Jaws
This is the first stage of treatment
Detox
This is something (substance) that increases your heart rate.
Stimulant
This is one of the three neurotransmitters involved with depression
-Norepinephrine
-Serotonin
-Dopamine
This part of the brain is primarily affected in addiction
Basal Ganglia
This 1939 movie is the highest grossing film of all time when counting for inflation
Gone with the Wind