Do I Need to be an Addictions Expert? Engaging and Supporting People Who Use Drugs Webinar Quiz

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Engaging with Harm Reduction

Test your knowledge and understanding of harm reduction approaches and stigma related to substance use through this insightful quiz. Designed for healthcare professionals, students, and anyone interested in making a positive impact, this quiz will challenge your perceptions and improve your ability to support individuals in need.

Explore key concepts in harm reduction
Understand the dynamics of stigma
Learn effective communication strategies

15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by HelpingHeart321

The harm reduction approach involves all of the following except:

Flexibility

Ignores barriers to help

Centers participant’s needs and wants

Focuses on concrete steps

Why is it important for treatment/health care providers to ask themselves the question: “Is it okay to get high?”

It shapes how we perceive others and the influence of stigma on our perceptions.

To be sure we are changing with times

To know how to respond to a client if they ask the question

Stigma is the ______. Discrimination is the ______.

Belief; Action

Action; Belief

Prejudice; Action

Discrimination; Belief

�Healthcare workers don’t trust me, as if I want drugs” is a how stigma causes discrimination against people.

True

False

�I don’t deserve to get help” is a form of what kind of stigma:

Institutional Stigma

Stigma from Individuals

Self-Stigma

Stigma Through Association

Developing a climate of trust involves:

Making sure staff have knowledge of all levels of substance mise and addiction

Knowing individual needs are more important than cultural factors

Care that emphasizes building relationships is as an important outcome

Developing treatment plans for all clients

Taking an approach on an individual level that reduces the impact of stigma:

Being aware of one’s use of language when referring to individuals with substance use disorders

Developing guidelines on how to treat a person who may present for services under the influence of a drug

Sharing one’s personal experiences with the use of substances

B and C

The setting of a person’s drug use includes:

How a drug is used

The drug’s effect on the brain

The physical and social environment

The mindset someone brings to a situation

Points to consider when asking a person about their alcohol and/or other drug use:

Address substance use history when talking about their lifestyle

Normalize and be transparent

Has person used alcohol or other drugs to relieve emotional distress

All of the above

What is an example of non-stigmatizing language:

Person resumed their use of substances

Person had a dirty drug test

Person has a history of drug abuse

Person currently uses different drugs

What is not a principle of a healing centered approach:

Ignoring a person’s cultural background

Peer support

Safety

Collaboration and mutuality

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