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Uncontrollable craving for the drug. Loss of control. Use despite negative consequences. Chronic, biological brain disease. Psychological and physical dependence.
What is addiction?
Name 2 parties affected by substance abuse?
Who are: 1) The user 2) Family 3) Children 4) Co-workers 5) Parents 6) Siblings 7) Friends 8) Community
Name two safe coping skills
What are:
-journaling; -listening to music; -taking a walk
-deep breathing; -meditation; -talking to someone
A group for men and women who have a desire to stop using drugs or alcohol. Ex NA, AA, SMART recovery)
What are 12 step groups (self-help groups)?
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities to participate in.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
Name 3 consequences of alcohol abuse
What are: 1) Lowered inhibitions 2) Decreased control over motor skills 3) Inability to concentrate and focus 4) Addiction 5) Heart attack; stroke 6) Liver failure; cirrhosis 7) Kidney disease 8) Blackouts
name three unhealthy coping skills
What are:
-yelling; -harming yourself or others; -not eating enough or eating too much; using substances; isolating
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
What is the serenity prayer?
_________ is the fastest addicting drug
What is nicotine?
Name 3 effects of opiate/narcotic withdrawal
What are: Drug Cravings, Anxiety Irritability, Feeling cold, Tremors, Abdominal pain, Diarrhea and upset stomach, Insomnia and trouble sleeping, Vomiting
Meditation, talking to someone, breathing exercises, mindfulness, and yoga are healthy coping skills to help reduce ________________.
What is Stress?
Which step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past?
What is step four?
_______ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plans a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is Dopamine
Name 3 long term effects of cocaine use
What are:
Permanent damage to blood vessels of heart and brain; High blood pressure, leading to heart attacks, strokes, and death; Liver, kidney and lung damage' Destruction of tissues in nose if sniffed; Respiratory failure if smoked; Malnutrition, weight loss; Severe tooth decay; Sexual problems, reproductive damage and infertility (for both men and women); Disorientation, apathy, confused exhaustion; Irritability and mood disturbances; Delirium or psychosis; Severe depression; Tolerance and addiction (even after just one use)
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, angry lonely or tired. What can help you remember these circumstances?
What is H.A.L.T.
Live and let live; keep it simple; one day at a time; let go and let God; are example of what?
What are 12 step slogans?
The most commonly abused drug across the nation
What is marijuana?
What are:
Mood swings; Reduced ability to learn; Lung infections; Inhibited mental development; Panic attacks; Memory loss; Chronic psychosis disorders, including schizophrenia,
Name 3 skills to avoid a trigger
What is:
Avoid that situation, Don’t be alone, Get Active; grounding
Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship are? (hint: think of H.O.W.)
What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness?