Vocab
Early Days
Law and Order
Modern Medicine
Prevention & Advocacy
100
The term that is used to define a negative attitudes and beliefs that motivate people to fear and discriminate against other people.
What is "stigma/"
100
Records of substance use behavior dates back to this time and place.
What is "Ancient Greece?"
100
An example of a government policy designed to control substance use behavior through the use of fines.
What is the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act or the Marijuana Tax Act?
100
In 1956, the American Medical Association defined alcoholism as this.
What is a "disease?"
100
This program began back in the 1980s to engage schools and take the burden off of law enforcement to help fight the War on Drugs.
What is the "DARE" program?
200
Chemical substances that cause a change in your brain or body function(s).
What is a "drug?"
200
This movement was an attempt during the 1800's to reduce alcohol consumption through morality and character campaigns aimed at husbands and fathers.
What is the "Temperance Movement?"
200
The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 placed drugs into different categories known as these.
What are "Schedules?"
200
The art or act of identifying a disease or disorder from the patient’s signs, symptoms, and test results.
What is "Diagnose?"
200
This campaign began as a simple solution to help kids with refusal skills if they were offered drugs by their peers.
What is the "Just Say No" campaign?
300
A process of change through which people with substance use disorders improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.
What is "recovery?"
300
This act in the early 20th Century attempted to reduce problem drinking and problems associated with it by outlawing alcohol completely.
What is "Prohibition?"
300
This movement that began in 1971 attempted to "battle" substance use behaviors through harsh penalties, incarceration, and massive law enforcement efforts.
What is "The War on Drugs?"
300
In 1980, Addiction was placed in this manual used by mental health professionals to diagnose mental health disorders.
What is the "DSM?"
300
This policy was designed to prevent smoking by limiting its marketing.
What is the "Tobacco Advertising Ban?"
400
Clinically significant impairments in health, social function, and impaired control over substance use.
What is a "Substance Use Disorder?"
400
The first recorded attempts at mutual aid or self help groups were made by this group of people.
Who are the "Native Americans?"
400
Reducing this, especially for teens, has been shown to be an effective use of law and order strategies to prevent and lessen substance abuse and substance use disorders.
What is "Access?"
400
The Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity Act were important because they require these companies to pay for mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
What are "Insurance Companies?"
400
According to the old saying, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of this.
What is "cure?"
500
Clinical practice that is backed by scientific data. That is, studies have been conducted and extensive research has been documented on a particular practice, and it has proven to be successful.
What is "Evidence Based?"
500
Sigmund Freud recommended the use of this drug to treat addiction in 1884.
What is "cocaine?"
500
The government agency that is responsible for enforcing the laws that prohibit drug smuggling, sale, and distribution has been known as this since 1973.
What is the DEA?
500
This epidemic stemmed from the massive increase of physician marketing and patient prescribing of very strong and addictive prescription painkillers.
What is the "Opioid Epidemic?"
500
Reduce stigma, advocate for resources, and provide support for individuals and families living with addiction are all goals of these types of community organizations.
What are "Grassroot Advocacy Efforts"
OR, specifically in our community,
What is "Drug Crisis in Our Backyard?