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The Truth
What Drug Am I?
Marijuana
Treatment
Recovery Skills
100
To fit in, to escape, to relax, to relieve boredom, everyone does it.
Why people take drugs.
100
This drug is a hallucinogen-a substance which distorts how the mind perceives the world you live in.
What is marijuana.
100
The chemical in cannabis that distorts one's perception of reality.
What is THC.
100
Where you are able to address issues that led to your substance use as well as educate yourself and gather knowledge about substance use/abuse.
What is chemical dependency treatment.
100
People, places and things as well as smells and sounds..
What is a trigger.
200
A small amount acts as a stimulant (speeds you up), a greater amount acts as a sedative (slows you down), an even larger amount can poison and kill you.
How drugs work.
200
First acts as a stimulant, but then begins to systematically destroy the body.
What is methamphetamine.
200
Poorer memories, lower mental aptitudes, higher level of cancer-producing chemicals when inhaled, damage to the immune system.
What is negative consequences of using marijuana.
200
A type of psychotherapy in which several clients meet to describe and discuss their problems together under the supervision of a counselor/therapist.
What is group treatment/sessions.
200
A desire or dream you may try to achieve in a certain amount of time, no matter the cost or what is in your way.
What are goals.
300
What a drug dealer may say to get you to use.
"Let me help you out", "It will lift you up" or "It will help you fit in, make you cool!"
300
This drug quickly breaks down the immune system, finally leaving one sickly, extremely thin and bony, and, ultimately, dead.
What is heroin.
300
The brown or black resin that is dried and pressed into bars, sticks or balls.
What is hashish.
300
A live-in health care facility providing therapy for substance abuse, mental illness, and/or other behavioral problems.
What is residential treatment.
300
AA,NA, Celebrate Recovery, Quest 180 to name a few...
What are community sober support groups.
400
Your family, your friends, community, co-workers and all those that love you.
Who is affected by your substance use.
400
If you take more than the body can handle, this drug can be considered a depressant-where one can feel "stupid" and lose coordination and control.
What is alcohol.
400
-Sensory distortion -Panic -Anxiety -Poor coordination of movement -Increased heartbeat -Lowered reaction time
What is short-term effects of marijuana.
400
A supporter, educator, listener, and above all else-your advocate.
What is a LADC/CD counselor.
400
Resuming the use of a drug after one or more period of abstinence.
What is relapse.
500
-Uncontrollable craving for the drug -Loss of control -Use despite negative consequences -Chronic, biological brain disease -Psychological dependence -Physical dependence
What is addiction.
500
This drug smothers the natural alarm signals given out to the body, making it very dangerous to use alone and/or with others around.
What is ecstasy.
500
Pot, weed, grass, ganja, Mary Jane, roach, and reefer....
What are street names for marijuana.
500
1-Accute intoxication, withdrawal 2-Biomedical conditions and complications 3-Cognitive, behavioral, and emotional conditions/complications. 4-Readiness to change/motivation to change. 5-Relapse, continued use concerns 6-Recovery environment
What are the 6 dimensions used in substance abuse treatment.
500
Having "de ja vu" and/or when faced with something that reminds you of using in the past.
What are flashbacks.