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Effects of Substance Abuse
100
It is estimated that this percentage of people in need of substance abuse treatment feel they do not have a problem
What is 95%
100
Many people in early recovery still have tendency to do this, which in turn can enable continued substance use.
What is justify relapse
100
With continued substance abuse, the brain will "D"iscontinue producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure
What is Dopamine
100
Some high-risk situations to avoid are not to let yourself get too tired, lonely, angry or hungry. This acronym can help you remember these circumstances
What is H.A.L.T
100
General rule of thumb is that a person must have this much time of uninterrupted sobriety in order to sponsor someone else
What is two years
100

Withdrawal from this substance can cause agitation, fever, hallucinations, seizures, and severe confusion.

What is Alcohol?

100

Addiction quickly becomes a lifestyle. A person in active addiction spends more and more time searching for drugs/alcohol resulting in what?

Isolation

200

After just one use, this drug can be seen in the brain and in toxicology screens for three to six weeks.

What is Marijuana?

200
When a person enters a detox treatment program, they usually receive medical clearance after this many days
What is 5-7 days
200

Since 2003, these substances have resulted in more overdose fatalities than Heroin and Cocaine combined

What are Vicodin and OxyContin

200
One of the most common and effective coping skills a person in early recovery can develop is a this string of behaviors characterized as "a sequence of actions regularly followed"
What is a routine
200
The first symptom that a person experiences as a sign that they are developing a substance use disorder
What is increased tolerance
200

Withdrawal from this substance can cause anxiety, muscle aches, increased tearing, insomnia, runny nose, sweating, and yawning.

What is an Opiate?

200

Bone marrow damage, liver and kidney damage, blackouts, limb spasms,hearing loss and the loss of brain cells are consequences from abusing what type of drugs?

What are inhalants?

300
It is estimated that this many people die each year as a direct result of alcohol abuse
What is 88,000
300

One of these prescribed and federally regulated medications can help an opiate addicted individual start recovering from their addiction and structuring his or her life again.

What is Methadone, Suboxone, and Naltrexone.

300
Studies show that this percentage of people who begin drinking alcohol socially before the age of 15 will develop dependency on alcohol
What is 40%
300
Initial perceptions of one self, other people and situations can produce irrational negative feelings.
What are cognitive distortions
300
This is the only requirement for an individual to meet in order to become a member of Alcoholics or Narcotics Anonymous
What is the desire to stay sober
300

Withdrawal from this drug can cause restless behavior, depressed mood, fatigue, increased appetite, vivid and unpleasant dreams and slowing of daily activity.

What is cocaine?

300

The use of marijuana before what age may have an impact on brain development?

What is 25?

400

Each year in the United States, nearly 85,000 people die from this legal drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.

What is alcohol

400
Following a detox, a person in recovery will continue to experience symptoms of emotional and/or psychological withdrawal known by this acronym
What is PAWS
400
This is a clinical condition where an individual will not acknowledge their substance use as a problem in spite of overwhelming evidence
What is denial
400
This term refers to a mode of thinking where a person will empower themselves to achieve a goal via review of past accomplishments
What is Self Efficacy
400
Individuals in early recovery must make an honesty a priority and avoid doing this behavior in which a person may withhold certain information to avoid being dishonest
What is Omission
400

Withdrawal from this substance can cause headache, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depressed mood, and difficulty concentrating.

What is caffeine?

400

Traumatic events such as an accident, assault, military combat or natural disaster can have lasting effects on an individual’s mental health. Many individuals will have short term responses to life-threatening events; however, some will develop longer term symptoms that can lead to a diagnosis of what?

What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder aka PTSD

500
It is estimated that approximately this percent of parents talk to their children about the dangers associated with substance abuse
What is 33%
500
Re-occurring behaviors associated with past substance use that could put a person at risk for relapse
What are relapse warning signs
500

This is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.

What is Tobacco

500
For a person to truly learn from errors of past behaviors, they must first process this emotion that is the result of violating personal guidelines
What is Guilt
500
Most recovery programs encourage people to avoid initiating these types of relationships in early recovery
What are Intimate Relationships.
500

Withdrawal from this substance can cause headaches, nausea, constipation or diarrhea, falling heart rate and blood pressure, fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia, iritability, difficulty concentrating, and anxiety.

What is nicotine?

500

Drug abuse tends to dull the senses which results in?

What is Stagnation