Addiction
A common reaction of people with substance use disorders who, when confronted with the existence of those disorders, deny that they have a substance abuse problem and/or have lost control of it.
What is denial
This is the process by which bacteria or yeast chemically convert sugar into alcohol
Fermentation
Serotonin is a compound present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including epinephrine
True or False
False- Dopamine
Serotonin is a compound present in blood platelets and serum which constricts the blood vessels and acts as a neurotransmitter
Each year in the United States, nearly 85,000 people die from this legal drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
What is alcohol?
This term is used to describe the concentration of alcohol in a drink and is derived from doubling the percentage of alcohol by volume
Proof
Stimulants like _______ can disrupt how the brain’s dopamine system works, reducing a person’s ability to feel pleasure from normal, everyday activities.
What is Cocaine
This is the phrase used to describe the cognitive experience focused on the desire to use a substance and is often related to the expectancies for the desired effect of the drug
Craving
Beer is most likely the oldest alcoholic drink, and is the most popular alcoholic beverage worldwide.
True or false?
True
What do the letters in SMART goal setting stand for?
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-bound
What is the first area of the brain compromised from alcohol?
Cerebral Cortex- causes confusion and lowers inhibitions
_________ is a very addictive drug made from morphine, a psychoactive (mind-altering) substance taken from the resin of the seed pod of the opium poppy plant.
Heroin
This drug is proven to kill the flu virus in multiple studies.
What is crystal meth
Naloxone is used to prevent opioid overdose by reversing the toxic effects of the overdose
True or False
TRUE
An ___________ is an orchestrated attempt by one or many people – usually family and friends – to get someone to seek professional help with an addiction or some kind of traumatic event or crisis, or other serious problem.
Intervention
Honesty, Kindness, loyalty, trust, compassion- are all examples of what?
Values
There are three types of alcohol. Methanol and Isopropanol are used for manufacturing and cleaning and are poisonous to humans. This third type of alcohol is consumable and used by over two billion people.
Ethanol or Ethyl Alcohol
H.A.L.T. is a practice people trying to abstain from alcohol can use to help resist the urge to drink when feeling triggered. They check in with themselves and ask how they are feeling using prompts that start with H, A, L, and T. What feelings do each of these four letters stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
There are only four stages of change.
True or false?
FALSE
There are five: Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
People who become overly concerned with another's addiction problem and feel driven to fix or control it
What are codependents
A group of people in which the user may meet with frequently in a therapeutic session that share similar issues that help each other through the recovery process
What is a support group
_________ is the name given to synthetic cathinones, a class of drugs that have one or more laboratory-made chemicals similar to cathinone. Cathinone is a stimulant found naturally in the khat plant, grown in East Africa and southern Arabia.
Bath salts
Which substance affects the part of the brain that regulates breathing and heart rate which causes sleepiness, unconsciousness or death.
Alcohol
Genetic makeup of genes are responsible for 40-60 % of the total risk for developing a substance use disorder
True of False?
TRUE
Situations, feelings or events that make you want to use/ relapse?
What is a trigger ?
______ after your first sip, alcohol races to your bain, slowing down the chemicals and pathways that your brain uses to send messages.
A- 30 seconds
B- 45 seconds
C- 1 minute
A- 30 seconds