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Not using alcohol or drugs at all
Abstinence
A person place or situation that makes someone want to use
trigger
Name 3 healthy coping skills to manage cravings
Exercise, journaling, calling support, deep breathing, etc
The bodies reaction when a person stops using a substance it depends on
Withdrawal
Most addictive drug
Nicotine
What does MAT stand for
Medication assisted treatment
A healthy action or tool used to handle stress or cravings
coping skill
What is the term for thinking you can control using again
Rationalization
A personal roadmap that lists triggers, warning signs, and coping tools to help avoid returning to substance use
Relapse prevention plan
Most abused substance
Alcohol
Strategies that reduce risks of substance use without requiring total abstinence
Harm reduction
The term for when more of a substance is needed to feel the same effect
Tolerance
Friends, family, and peers who encourage sobriety
support network
A return to substance use after a period of sobriety
Relapse
Most commonly abused illicit drug
Marijuana
What chemical in the brain is most associated with pleasure and reward
Dopamine
What are the 3 stages of relapse
Emotional, Mental, and physical relapse
Being open and responsible for your actions with others
Accountability
having both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition
Dual diagnosis
Drugs with deadliest withdrawal
Alcohol and benzodiazepines
The two ways our brain can learn or change
Repetition and reward
Part of the brain responsible for decision making and impulse control.
Prefrontal cortex
The ability to bounce back after setbacks or challenges
Resilience
Riding out a craving like a wave, noticing it rise and fall without giving in
urge surfing
Which two substances are most commonly involved together in overdose
Opioids and benzodiazepines