-Uncontrollable craving for the drug
-Loss of control
-Use despite negative consequences
- chronic, biological brain disease
-Psychological dependence
-Physical dependence
What is addiction
100
A group for men and women who have a desire to stop using drugs or alcohol.
Ex. NA, AA, CA….etc
What are 12 Step Groups?
100
1) The user
2) Family
3) Children
4) Co-workers
5) Parents
6) Siblings
7) Friends
8) Community
Who are those affected by substance abuse?
100
• Medication
• Behavioral therapy
• Groups
• Rehab
• Inpatient/outpatient
• Recreational
• Occupational
• Medical
• Voc. Rehab
• Music
What are treatment options
100
People, places or things that cause people to have thoughts pertaining to substance use
What are triggers
200
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
200
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
What is the Serenity Prayer
200
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
What are the consequences of alcoholism
200
The medication prescribed to help individuals with manage cravings
What is Vivtrol or Neltrexone
200
Sober people in the addict/alcoholic's life who offer encouragement for their continued sobriety
What is a sober support netowrk
300
___________ is the fastest addicting drug
What is nicotine
300
Which step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past?
What is step four
300
1. Addiction
2. Respiratory failure
3. Vomiting
4. Death
5. Drowsiness
6. Reduction of pain
7. Diarrhea
8. Very uncomfortable withdrawal
What are effects of pain killers/opiates
300
The medication prescribed to patients that will make them very ill upon ingesting alcohol
What is Antabuse
300
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely or tired. This acronym can help you remember these circumstances
What is H.A.L.T.
400
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is Dopamine
400
Admitting to ourselves and others that we are powerless over our substance use
What is step one
400
This type of thinking enables a person to stay trapped in their substance using behaviors as they do not acknowledge that the problem exists
What is denial
400
The first stage of treatment
What is Detoxification
400
This is one of the most basic and helpful recovery skills a person in early recovery can develop. It can be defined as a prescribed, detailed course of action to be followed daily.
What is a routine
500
A feel good chemical for the brain to which majority of is stored in the digestive system
What is Serotonin
500
Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship are? (hint, think of H.O.W.)
What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness.
500
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?
500
These are three types of substance abuse treatment
What is Detox, Residential, IOP, Individual Therapy, Group Therapy, Sober Housing
500
What stage of the "Stages of Change Model" stands as a marker in telling if the person has adequately prepared for change