Coping Skills
A selection of helpful _________ exercises that may help to keep your mind and body connection when confronted by flashbacks or intense memories.
What are Distraction and/or Grounding exercises
A pole, string, bait and hooks are used
Fishing
Methamphetamine is a drug that, administered in high concentrations can slow breathing rate and ultimately cause death.
False. Methamphetamine is a stimulant and increases the user's pulse and breathing rate. Opiates (heroin, morphine, fentanyl) are nervous system depressants and can slow breathing rate to the point where the user stops breathing and dies.
The way people view addiction and recovery has an influence on those who are in recovery
True
Nearly one in five men in the United States will struggle with alcohol use disorder in their life.
True. Recent research has found that about 17% of American men will struggle with an alcohol use disorder within their lifetime, while about 8% of American women will struggle.
What Does PMR stand for?
Progressive Muscle Relaxation.
Needles, string, hoop, cloth are used
Embroidery
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 10 million American (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in 2017
False.
Actually.19.7 million American adults (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in 2017
Those who enjoy art can use that as one of their recovery activities
True
What is a self-help group that has been around since the '30s?
Alcohol Anonymous
Where is a place you can keep your thoughts and feelings?
A Journal
Mountain, trail, woods, are all great placed to do this hobby.
Hiking
You can't become addicted to a medication that is prescribed by a doctor.
False. Many people have become addicted to prescription medications such as Vicodin, Oxycontin, Valium, Xanax, Adderall, and others. One of the reasons why they are only available by prescription is that they are dangerous enough to need a doctor's supervision. Addiction to prescription medications usually requires treatment, just like with other addictive drugs.
The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reported "“Research has shown that peer support facilitates recovery and reduces health care costs. Peers also provide assistance that promotes a sense of belonging within the community. The ability to contribute to and enjoy one’s community is key to recovery and well-being.”
True.
The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reported, home and community are two major components that support a life of sobriety for individuals in addiction recovery. Home refers to the need to have a “stable and safe place to live” and community “having relationships and social networks that provide support, friendship, love, and hope.”
What are three self-help groups that have not been listed in this quiz?
CR, NA, CA, OA, SMART Recovery.
Who is a person you can talk to when you are struggling?
Friend, Family member, Co-worker, Sponsor or any healthy positive social sober support person
watching avian species
Bird Watching
Fentanyl is about 100 times stronger than morphine.
True. In fact, emergency personnel has to wear protective suits in situations where fentanyl might be present. A small, even undetectable amount can enter your bloodstream through your skin and cause a lethal overdose. A lethal dose of fentanyl is about 3mg of the drug (pictured above).
Heroin is a substance that was developed as a cure for morphine addiction.
True. Heroin was invented in 1874 and later manufactured by the Bayer company in Germany. It was available over the counter at pharmacies and hailed as a non-addictive alternative to morphine. Heroin was later found to be highly addictive and was banned for all uses in the United States in 1924.
What does WD-40 Stand for?
Water Displacement test number 40.
What are other coping skills you can use?
Name 7 hobbies that aren't listed in this category.
1-7 answers, there are no wrong answers.
Opiates have surpassed alcohol as the deadliest drug class in the United States.
False. Alcohol still kills many more people than opiates. In fact, alcohol kills more people in the United States than all other drugs combined. According to recent studies, 33,000 people died of opiate-related causes in 2015, whereas 88,000 people died of alcohol-related causes that same year.
Opiate detox has the worst withdrawal symptoms.
False. Benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, Ativan, etc.) are typically the most difficult drugs to detoxify from, followed by alcohol and then heroin. All three substances require a supervised medical detox, as the detoxification process is not only painful but dangerous on a life-threatening level.
List all the types of Doritos
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