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Most common addiction across the nation...
What is alcohol? The 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) indicates that 28.9 million people aged 12 and older, or 10.2% of this population, battled an alcohol use disorder in the past year.
Substance with a high death rate in the U.S., higher than suicide
What is Fentanyl? Deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl or IMF) decreased from 73,838 overdose deaths reported in 2022, to 72,776 in 2023. Those involving cocaine continued to increase with 29,449 deaths in 2023 (Source: CDC WONDER).
Process by which the body rids itself of a drug...
What is Detoxification or Withdrawal?
Used to combat heroin/opiate overdose...
What is Narcan or Naloxone?
Professional specializing in treating mental & emotional disorders is known as...
What is Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Therapist, Counselor?
What does HALT stand for?
What is HUNGRY, ANGRY, LONELY, TIRED?
What is the first step?
What is We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable?
One of the fastest addicting drugs is...
What is Nicotine? (or Crack Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl, Alcohol, Methamphetamine)
What staff member is the funniest
Who is Kymmie, just kidding, it is a personal preference, so you get the points, but if you said me, you get 10 points extra :)
A____ is always necessary for an individual to take control of their future sobriety and avoid future relapse.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan?
Feelings of extreme sadness, shame, guilt and/or dispair...
What is Depression?
Feelings of worry, uneasiness, or dread...
What is Anxiety?
What is the minimum recommended length of time a person should stay in treatment for the best chance of staying sober?
What is 1 year
A return to substance use or addictive behaviors after a period of abstinence.
What is a Relapse?
Violent or aggressive behavior within the home. Is common after coming under the influence
What is Domestic Violence, assault, and theft?
Stress disorder AFTER traumatic event...
What is PTSD?
Abstinence from illicit drugs and alcohol with a commitment to a lifestyle of physical, mental, and emotional well-being and clear-headedness...
What is Sobriety?
Treatment that includes living onsite and receiving group and individual therapies.
What is a Residential Treatment Facility?
They help us manage our emotions related to difficult times to improve emotional health and help us grow as people. Behaviors, attitudes, and approaches are...
What are Healthy Coping skills or tools?
What staff member is the go to for things like Food Stamps, Appointments, Social Security etc...?
Who is Helen or Jaime
Drugs in this category include cocaine, amphetamines and caffeine
What are Stimulants?
A powerful desire for something that usually passes.
What is a Craving?
Can be Internal, Sensory, and/or External. Is the biggest reason for relapse
What are Triggers?
Who is the best staff member
Who is all of us :) But, if you said Kymmie, thank you!
What type of triggers are activated by what you see, hear, smell, taste, or feel?
Sensory Triggers
A realization period for someone suffering from addiction. It’s a stage where they will look outside of themselves, or inside of themselves, and find a newfound perspective or purpose.
What is a Spiritual Awakening?
Name an example of an external relapse trigger.
What is People, places, and things?
The 3rd step in the 12 steps
What is Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.
With continued substance use the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure...
What is Dopamine?
Something greater than themselves in recovery
What is A higher power
Our brain learns by _________ and _________
What is Repetition and reward
Two acronyms for FEAR
What is Face Everything And Recover or
False Evidence Appearing Real
The six most addictive drugs rated are
What is Nicotine, Heroin, Cocaine, Alcohol, Fentanyl, Methamphetamine
"Exposure to ________ is associated with drug addiction in humans and can induce relapse and craving."
What is Toxic Stress?
AA founded in this year by this person
What is 1935, and who Bill Wilson?
In process group, the most important rule is
What is confidentiality?
This person is who you contact if you are going to be late or miss a group.
Who is the group leader or counsellor?
A way to benefit from group is to
What is participate?
"2 SICKIES DON'T MAKE A WELLIE"
What is "Two unhealthy people don't make a healthy relationship or situation."
When a slip occurs or you are struggling with continued use, you can reach out to
Who is your sponsor?
Who is the "keeper of keys"?
Who is any staff member on shift
What staff member LOVES to play games during group?
Who is Kymmie :)
The goal is P____ not P____.
What is Progress not Perfection?
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examines of this useful tool in recovery
What is a coping tool?
An automatic body reaction in which the body prepares a response to confront or escape from a perceived or real threat
What is "fight or flight?"
What is "ACCEPTS"?
Skills for tolerating distressing situations.
This type of exercise increases neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins, which improve mood, reduce pain, and enhance feelings of well-being.
What is aerobic exercise?
This phrase is an example of "I've already messed up, so I should just keep using."
What is an irrational belief?
This improves flexibility, strength, and balance while reducing stress, anxiety, and symptoms of depression
Yoga