Substance Use Basics
This physical response occurs when substance use us reduced or stopped, often leading to further use to alleviate symptoms.
What is withdrawal?
The difference between Guilt and Shame.
Guilt- Behavior
Shame- Identity
What is the most dangerous substance to detox from?
Alcohol (due to Delirium Tremens)
This is the serenity prayer.
What is "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference".
The antidote to shame.
What is empathy?
Over time, a person may need more of a substance to achieve the desired effect.
What is tolerance?
The percentage of our thoughts that are negative on a daily basis.
What is 80%?
The average length of time to detox from Alcohol.
What is 7-10 days?
This is what the acronym HALT means
What is Hungry, Anger, Lonely, Tired?
This is the 21/90 rule.
What is it takes 21 days to make a habit and 90 days to make it a permanent lifestyle change?
An intense feeling that compels an individual to seek and use a substance.
What is craving?
What is 90 days?
The average length of time to detox from an opioid (heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone).
What is 5-10 days?
A _____ is always necessary for an individual to take control of their future sobriety and avoid future relapse.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan?
This is the most common addiction across the nation (excluding nicotine).
What is alcohol?
The 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) indicated that 28.9 million people 12 and older, or 10.2% of this population, battled an alcohol use disorder in the past year.
This is an inability to maintain behavior change over time.
What is a lapse/relapse?
These are the 3 stages of relapse.
What are emotional, mental, and physical?
This is the average length of time to detox from Benzos (Xanax, Valium).
What is 2-4 weeks?
This is what the AA acronym PUSH means.
What is Pray Until Something Happens?
This is the average number of serious attempts to quit substance use.
What is 5?
What is detoxification?
The 3 types of triggers
Social (seeing an old friend who you used to buy drugs from)
Emotional (intense feelings/ depression, exhaustion, street, etc.)
Environmental (going to a party or driving by the location of a triggering event)
The average length of time to detox from a stimulant (cocaine, meth).
What is 2-4 weeks?
These are the two acronyms for FEAR.
1) F*ck Everything And Run
2) Face Everything and Recover
(or False Evidence Appearing Real)
Our brains learn by ____ and _____.
What is Repetition and Reward