1. Addictions Overview
2 Hours
Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
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2. Definition
 Person, Activity or Substance which continues to be used
to escape from negative emotions, situations or pain
despite causing problems in one or more areas of life
functioning
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3. Pattern of Addiction
 Recreational use/experimentation
 Abuse
 One or more of the following:
 Failure to fulfill major obligations
 Use when physically hazardous
 Recurrent legal problems
 Recurrent social or interpersonal problems
 Dependence
 Three or more of the following:
 Tolerance
 Withdrawal
 Large amounts over a long period
 Unsuccessful efforts to cut down
 Time spent in obtaining the substance replaces social, occupational or recreational
activities
 Continued use despite adverse consequences
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4. Types of Addictions
 Chemical
 Illicit Drugs
 Alcohol
 Prescriptions
 Behavioral
 Gambling
 Sex
 Bingeing/Purging/Starving
 Interpersonal
 Domestically Violent
 Dependent/ Fatal Attraction
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5. Patterns of Use
 When
 Continuous
 Binge
 Weekends
 In response to overwhelming events
 Increasing in response to tolerance
 Gateway drugs
 Increased intensity/quantity
 Substitute addictions
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6. Reasons for Use
 Belonging
 Boredom
 Habit
 Numbing emotional or physical pain
 Psychiatric self-medication
 Relaxation
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7. Development of Addiction
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8. Foundations of Health
 Maslow’s Heirarchy
Self-
Actualization
Self-Esteem
Love and Belonging
Safety
Physiological Needs
(health, food, sleep)
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9. Common Characteristics of Addicts
 Physiological
 Poor Nutrition
 Low Immunity
 Lack of Rest
 Physical Pain
 Safety
 Homelessness
 Living in unsafe areas
 Engaging in high-risk behaviors
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10. Characteristic cont…
 Love and Belonging
 Only friend is their addiction
 Relationships based on “What can you do for me?”
 Isolated from caring supports
 Need external validation
 Self-Esteem
 Lack of
 Lost hope and motivation to achieve “ideal self”
 Forgotten who he/she is
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11. Thinking Patterns: Stinkin’ Thinkin’
 Overly pessimistic
 Need to control everything
 Playing the victim/blaming others for feelings/situations
 Need for immediate gratification
 Feeling of entitlement— “Because I want it.”
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12. Motivations
 Keep coming back, it works if you work it.
 Sit down, shut up and listen.
 First things first
 Keep it simple, stupid (K.I.S.S.)
 It's always easier to take somebody else's inventory.
 GOD: Good, Orderly Direction
 HALT: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
 You have to give it away in order to keep it
 Fake it til you make it
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13.  FEAR: False Expectations Appearing Real
 EGO: Edging God Out!
 Go to meetings when you want to, and go to meetings
when don't want to
 We have a living problem, not a drinking problem
 We have a thinking problem, not a drinking problem
 Happiness is not getting what you want, it is wanting
what you have.
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14. Summary
 Addiction
 Can happen to anyone
 Develops over time
 Erodes health and happiness in most areas of life
 Can be chemical, behavioral or interpersonal
 The addiction is the addicts best friend
 Addiction is not just getting clean, it is changing thoughts
and behaviors to become “sober.”
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