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| physical dependence on a substance. Dependence is characterized by the symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal. |
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| A repeated activity that continuously causes harm to oneself or others (e.g. a substance’s continuous presence in the bloodstream) |
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| a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. |
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| Reducing or ceasing substance abuse; often followed by one’s personal life being turned around by way of a supportive environment |
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| organized array of services and interventions with a primary focus on treating substance abuse disorders or mental health disorders |
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| is understood as any activity designed to avoid substance abuse and reduce its health and social consequences |
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| A state of being drugged or poisoned; results from abuse of alcohol, barbiturates, toxic drugs, etc. |
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| mentally and physically in harmony with and connected to the culture in which one lives |
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| a restless inability to keep still. Agitation is most often psychomotor agitation, that is, having emotional and physical components. Agitation can be caused by anxiety, overstimulation, or withdrawal from depressants and stimulants. |
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| gathering key information and engaging in a process with the client that enables the counselor to understand the client's readiness for change, problem areas, COD diagnosis, disabilities, and strengths. An assessment typically involves a clinical examination of the functioning and well-being of the client and includes a number of tests and written and oral exercises. |
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| One’s use of a drug not specifically recommended or prescribed when there are more practical alternatives; when drug use puts a user or others in danger |
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| a blackout is a period of amnesia or memory loss, typically caused by chronic, high-dose substance abuse |
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| an ability, capacity, skill, or set of skills |
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| refers to co-occurring substance use (abuse or dependence) and mental disorders |
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| A mind- and behavior-altering substance |
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| Condition in which one must increase their use of a drug for it to have the same effect |
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| the feelings, reactions, biases, and images from the past that the clinician may project onto the client with COD. |
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| The body’s physiologic adaptation to a substance |
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| the capacity of a service provider or an organization to understand and work effectively in accordance with the cultural beliefs and practices of persons from a given ethnic/racial group |
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| Occurs when one’s tolerance for one drug results in their lessened response to another |
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| A theory of alcoholism that considers the addiction a disease rather than a social or psychological issue. |
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| The age at which one’s addictive behavior began; an important factor in addiction assessment |
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| Culturally Competent Treatment |
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| biopsychosocial or other treatment that is adapted to suit the special cultural beliefs, practices, and needs of a client. |
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| The process of the body ridding itself of a toxic substance (e.g. a drug) |
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| informal collaboration ensures that both mental illness and substance abuse problems are sufficiently understood by all participating providers to allow effective identification, engagement, prevention, and early intervention. |
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| One’s compulsion to use a psychologically based drug for pleasure; may lead to drug misuse |
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| Blood Alcohol Level/Concentration |
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| The concentration level of alcohol in the bloodstream (expressed as a percentage by weight) |
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| an approach to recovery from substance use disorders that emphasizes personal responsibility, self-management, and clients' helping one another. |
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| The action taken when one’s usual coping resources pose a threat to individual or family functioning |
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| approaches that actively seek out persons in a community who may have substance use disorders and engage them in substance abuse treatment. |
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| Scientifically validated treatment approaches |
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| involving a person's psychological well-being, as well as housing, employment, family, and other social aspects of life circumstances |
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| A family member’s or friend’s suffering that is the result of the side effects of one’s addiction; it occurs when one takes responsibility for another’s actions and helps that person avoid facing his or her problems directly to maintain the relationship |
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| Combined reactions or behaviors that result from the abrupt cessation of a drug one is dependent on |
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| process for facilitating client/consumer access to specialized treatments and services through linkage with, or directing clients/consumers to, agencies that can meet their needs. |
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| Measurement tool for the extent of one’s addiction (e.g., self-completion questionnaire/life-history assessment) |
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| The chemical and physical reactions carried out by the body to prepare for a drug’s execution |
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| no one set of treatment interventions constitutes integrated treatment. The term refers to the availability and delivery of a comprehensive array of appropriate mental health and substance abuse services and interventions that are identified within a single treatment plan, coordinated by a single treatment team, and both effective and responsive to the high degree of severity of both mental illness and substance abuse experienced by the client. |
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| A drug that produces sleep/drowsiness and that also relieves pain while being potentially dependence producing |
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| a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by a need for increasing amounts of the substance to achieve intoxication, markedly diminished effect of the substance with continued use, the need to continue to take the substance in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms, and other serious behavioral effects, occurring at any time in the same 12-month period. |
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