POST ACUTE WITHDRAWL

Definition: Post Acute Withdrawal is a group of symptoms of addictive disease that occur as a result of abstinence from addictive chemicals.

IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTIC

How do you know if you have Post Acute Withdrawal? The most identifiable characteristic of PAW is the inability to solve usually simple problems.

TYPES OF PAW SYMPTOMS

1- INABILITY TO THINK CLEARLY
2- MEMORY PROBLEMS
3- EMOTIONAL OVERREACTIONS OR NUMBNESS
4- SLEEP DISTURBANCES
5- PHYSICAL COORDINATION PROBLEMS
6- STRESS SENSITIVITY

PATTERNS OF PAW

REGENERATIVE – It gets better
DEGENERATIVE – It gets worse
STABLE – It stays the same
INTERMITTENT – It comes and goes

MANAGING PAW SYMPTOMS

STABALIZATION

1- Verbalization: Talk it out
2- Ventilation: Express your feelings
3- Reality Testing: Ask someone if you are making sense
4- Problem Solving and Goal Setting: Choose to take action to change
5- Backtracking: What started the episode? How may I stop it?

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