There's no place like sobriety.
What is Addiction
Loss of control over use causing problems with health, at home, school, work, or other negative consequences.
A return to a state of illness after a period of being healthy, “disease-free,” without symptoms, or in a state of remission.
Relapse
People in this stage may wish to change, but for the immediate future have no plans to do so.
Precontemplation
What are External Triggers and give an example.
People, places, or things.
Drugs affect what?
Physical health, Mental health, Relationships, Career, Money, School
What is it called when someone your age or your friends influence you to use drugs or alcohol?
Peer pressure
Refraining from further drug use.
Abstinence
People in this stage are getting ready to take action. They are more decisive, confident and committed; they’re developing a plan and may have already taken small steps.
Preparation
What are internal triggers?
Emotions that make people want to use.
What causes the "high" when using drugs?
Dopamine
What's the difference between substance use and abuse?
Substance use is taking the drug, abuse is when you continue to use it even when it causes problems.
The effort to prove that our behaviors are valid or reasonable (examples include celebrations, boredom or "I've been clean long enough to do it just once."
Justification
Individuals in this stage have managed to stay in Action mode for at least six months.
Maintenance
True or false: Addiction is a disease like Diabetes or Asthma
True
This drug can increase depression, anxiety and paranoia and might cause psychosis
Cannabis
What is Tolerance
When your capacity builds up after using again and again. The same amount does not produce the same effect.
The acronym H.A.L.T stands for:
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
People in this stage are thinking about taking action, but aren’t quite ready or don’t know how to get started.
Contemplation
What time of day is considered a high-risk time for alcohol and other drug use.
Between 3 pm and 6 pm
Why are teens at high risk for addiction?
Prefrontal cortex is not fully developed
This occurs when a person has a chemical need for the drug and needs it to function.
Physical Dependence
The period of early sobriety, usually for the first three to six months, is typically very happy.
Pink Cloud
Beyond just thinking about it or preparing to act, a person in this phase has actually begun doing something (or a lot of things) differently, and may be experimenting with expanding his or her efforts.
Action
What is the definition of self-care?
Taking steps to tend to your physical and emotional health needs to the best of your ability.
In what ways can substance use impact the family.
Loss of time, money, stress, loss of trust, etc