Definitions
Substance facts
Co occurring disorders
12 steps
Treatment and diagnosis
100

What does the following describe? 

Uncontrollable craving for the drug -Loss of control -Use despite negative consequences - chronic, biological brain disease -Psychological dependence -Physical dependence

Addiction

100

What is the most commonly abused illicit drug across the nation?

Marijuana

100

When a substance use disorder occurs alongside another mental health disorder, it is referred to as this.

co-occurring disorder

100

A group for men and women who have a desire to stop using drugs or alcohol. Ex. NA, AA, CA….etc

12 step programs 

100

This type of evidence-based therapy is commonly used to treat substance use disorders and focuses on identifying triggers, managing cravings, and developing coping skills.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

200

What does the following describe? 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. 

A relapse prevention plan. 

200

The most commonly used depressant. An estimated 2 billion people worldwide consume this substance.

Alcohol

200

These childhood experiences, such as abuse and neglect, increase the risk of developing substance use disorders.

ACES (adverse childhood experiences) 

200

What is the following called? 

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.

Serenity prayer

200

This therapy approach, often used in adolescent substance use treatment, engages parents and caregivers in the recovery process.

family-based therapy (or family systems therapy)

300

__________ is the fastest addicting drug

Nicotine

300

Almost 6 percent of all persons over the age of 11 in the United States have used the street stimulant called_____________

Methamphetamine

300

Research suggests that_____contribute to about 40-60% of an individual’s risk for developing a substance use disorder.

Genetics

300

What step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory? 

Step 4

300

A person with both a substance use disorder and a psychiatric disorder needs this type of integrated treatment approach.

Dual diagnosis treatment

400

_______________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction

Dopamine

400

_________ is the world’s most widely used stimulant with around 80% of the world’s population consuming it daily.

Caffeine 

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!

The most common MH diagnosis for people with substance use disorder.

Depression

400

Live and let live, Keep it simple, One day at a time, Let go and let God are examples of what?

12 step slogans

400

This full opioid agonist is used in medication-assisted treatment and is dispensed in federally regulated clinics.

Methadone

500

This criterion refers to the need for more of a substance to achieve the desired effect or experiencing diminished effects with the same amount.

Tolerance

500

This medication, often used in medication-assisted treatment, is a partial opioid agonist that helps reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms.

buprenorphine

500

If a person with a substance use disorder has met no criteria (except craving) for 12 months or longer, they are considered in this phase of recovery.

Sustained remission

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

For the best chance of staying sober, what is the MINIMUM length of time a person should stay in treatment?

90 days