Terminology
A state in which an organism only functions normally in the presence of a substance, experiencing physical disturbance when the substance is removed.
What is dependence?
Enhanced sensory perception and euphoria followed by drowsiness/relaxation; slowed reaction time; problems with balance and coordination; increased heart rate and appetite; problems with learning and memory; anxiety.
What is marijuana?
Return to old behavior.
What is relapse?
The first line of defense for people abusing substances.
What is denial?
An international mutual aid program supporting recovery.
What is the 12-step program?
Associated with compulsive or uncontrolled use of one or more substances.
What is addiction?
Narrowed blood vessels; enlarged pupils; increased body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure; headache; abdominal pain and nausea; euphoria; increased energy, alertness; insomnia, restlessness; anxiety; erratic and violent behavior, panic attacks, paranoia, psychosis; heart rhythm problems, heart attack; stroke, seizure, coma.
What is cocaine?
People in this stage usually experience their addictive behavior as a positive or pleasant experience. However, negative consequences do eventually affect people engaging in addictive behaviors.
What is precontemplation?
The best way for someone to shift focus away from themselves and make others responsible for their addiction. This way, their addiction is justified.
What is blaming others?
A more experienced person in recovery who guides the less-experienced.
What is a sponsor?
Alteration of the body's responsiveness to alcohol or a drug such that higher doses are required to produce the same effect achieved during initial use.
What is tolerance?
Euphoria; dry mouth; itching; nausea; vomiting; analgesia; slowed breathing and heart rate.
What is heroin?
This is the stage at which real change—change of behavior—starts happening.
What is action?
Detachment from reality when faced with stressful situations or ideas. Active addiction causes an impaired sense of self, which generates behavior that contradicts a person’s core beliefs and values.
What is dissociation?
A therapeutic technique that involves doing activities that reconnect you to your surroundings.
What is grounding?
A set of symptoms that are experienced when discontinuing use of a substance to which a person has become dependent or addicted.
What is withdrawal?
Lowered inhibition; enhanced sensory perception; increased heart rate and blood pressure; muscle tension; nausea; faintness; chills or sweating; sharp rise in body temperature leading to kidney failure or death.
What is MDMA?
Refers to the stage at which the person engaging in the addictive behavior begins to think about changing, cutting down, moderating, or quitting the addictive behavior.
What is contemplation?
When the addiction is positive in the person’s world and hopefully, they can convince their family and friends of it.
What is rationalization?
When an individual uses medications to treat drug addiction?
What is MAT?
Factors that directly decrease the likelihood of substance use and behavioral health problems or reduce the impact of risk factors on behavioral health problems.
What is protective factors?
Rapid emotional swings; distortion of a person’s ability to recognize reality, think rationally, or communicate with others; raised blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature; dizziness; loss of appetite; tremors; enlarged pupils.
What is LSD/Acid?
Moving forward to planning and preparing for carrying out changes they learned about.
What is preparation?
The assignment of one’s negative impulses and feelings to others while denying them in oneself. This also includes blame-shifting.
What is projection?
Seeks to help patients recognize, avoid, and cope with the situations in which they're most likely to use drugs.
What is CBT?