Mental Health
This is what your therapist asks for that helps when you are feeling negative emotions to help regulate. (walking, listening to music, etc)
What is Coping Skills?
The term that is when someone cuts out substances completely
What is Abstinence?
Using a substance to the point of altering a person's judgement and decision making, often leading to dangerous behaviors
What is Substance Abuse/Misuse?
Substances that are sold from a drug store directly to a person without a prescription; can be abused if taken for another purpose than intended.
What is Over the Counter drugs? (OTC)
Where Narcan kits and testing strips are located in the clinic.
What is the med room? (across from reception)
Someone or a group of people to have positive influence and provide support to you.
What are support systems?
The term that described as someone lessening their use rather than cutting it out completely in a recovery aspect.
What is Harm Reduction?
Abuse and/or misuse of a substance to the point where your body or brain needs the substance to function properly
What is Addiction?
This extremely addictive drug in tobacco is a strong stimulant, but after getting a "boost" it quickly fades, and the abuser seeks out the drug again.
What is Nicotine?
SMART goals are goals that are...
What is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Oriented?
This concept teaches individuals to become more self-aware.
What is mindfulness?
The term that is defined as being able to remain abstinent from substances and being able to not be under the influence of substances.
What is Sobriety?
When someone who is addicted to drugs stops taking that drug, they go through this, which involves pain, shakes, vomiting, and severe headaches.
Though withdrawing from all drugs is extremely painful and sickening, for someone addicted to this substance withdrawal could cause death
What is Alcohol?
Name three things we have discussed that helps recovery
An ability to recognize and accept intense emotions, such as anger, and frustration, without feeling the need to reaction an extreme or impulsive way
What is Distress Tolerance?
Having a _________ in place can reduce the risk of relapse
What is relapse prevention plan?
Used to combat Heroin/Opiate Overdose
The tool that focuses on patient goals and progress in treatment.
What is a treatment plan?
Name 3 signs of stress (physical and emotional)
What is rapid heartbeat, rapid breathing, headache, sweating, pacing, irritability, jumpy, exhausted, concentration difficulties, worrying, fearing, feeling you are missing out, doubting, suspicious, isolation, etc
Being able to recognize, label, and adjust your emotions
What is emotional regulation?
Name two warning signs of relapse.
What is [answers that cover] mental changes, attitude changes, and behavioral changes.
When someone has a plan to quit, may have "cut down" his/her use, and can see the benefits of quitting, he/she is in the ___________ stage of change.
What is the preparation stage?
Who are the founders of AA?
Who are Bill W. and Dr. Bob?
Name 5 community resources
What is (any from safety plans, ISP's, HALI, PPC AFTERHOURS, DASH, 988, SUFFOLK EMERGENCY WEATHER RELATED, 911, AA, NA, ETC