Vocabulary
A behavioral syndrome characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite adverse social, psychological, and/or physical consequences, and a need for an increased amount of the substance, as time goes on, to achieve the same effect.
What is Addiction
CBT stands for....
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
This musician stated that using cocaine initially helped him overcome his shyness, but in the final days of his addiction, it instead led to social isolation. However, one of his greatest accomplishments was his decision to enter treatment for addiction. He has been sober for 30 years.
Who is Elton John.
Name the step of admitting powerless over a substance
What is step one
An ___________ is an orchestrated attempt by one or many people – usually family and friends – to get someone to seek professional help with an addiction or some kind of traumatic event or crisis, or other serious problem.
What is an intervention
A common reaction of people with substance use disorders when confronted with the existence of those disorders.
What is denial
MAT stands for....
What Medication Assisted Treatment
This metallic man has admitted that he spent most of his early days as an actor impaired by drugs and alcohol, and has been arrested for alcohol, cocaine, and heroin in the past. He was incarcerated in California because of his substance abuse and has spent time in a state-owned rehabilitation center.
Who is Robert Downey Jr.
Name the step in which our shortcomings are removed.
What is Step Seven
A slip from recovery where the patient returns back to their old habit/ addictive behavior
What is relapse
The metabolic process by which the toxic qualities of a poison or toxin are reduced by the body. Pertaining to addiction it is generally a medically supervised treatment for alcohol or drug addiction designed to purge the body of intoxicating or addictive substances
What is Detox
DBT stands for...
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
This singer has been very open about their struggles with addiction and has had very public relapses and overdoses. They recently discussed the severity of ongoing medical complications due to their recent overdose.
Who is Demi Lovato
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
What is a Side Effect
A form of treatment where the patient lives in a recovery facility
What is in-patient or residential
A person, place, thing or event that can result in psychological and then physical relapse.
What is a trigger
H.A.L.T stands for...
Bonus Points for the new letter that was recently added.
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired
Bonus points: Boredom
This musician continues to go to local meetings and wears his chips on his belt. He's had several bouts of sobriety and recently celebrated 10 years.
Who is Steven Tyler
The two types of drug dependence?
What is physical dependence and psychological dependence
A group of people in which the user may meet with frequently in a therapeutic session that share similar issues that help each other through the recovery process
What is A support group
Normal neurobiological event characterized by the need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. A state in which a drug produces a diminishing biological or behavioral response; in other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
What is Tolerance
NRT stands for...
What is Nicotine Replacement Therapy
This machete-wielding actor has been sober for over 52 years. He struggled with drugs, alcohol, and dealing in his childhood and spent time in San Quentin. It was there that he discovered boxing and the 12-steps.
Who is Danny Trejo
What are the stages of relapse (in the correct order)
What are emotional relapse, mental relapse, and physical relapse.
Name four of the major programs of recovery
What is AA, NA, SMART, Refuge Recovery