Addiction 101
True or False:
Addiction affects the brain and behavior.
True — What is brain disease?
Mental health and substance use can happen at the same time. What is it called?
What is co-occurring or comorbidity
What is anything (internal or external) that can cause cravings or reactions leading to relapse?
What is a trigger.
Blank can help calm emotions and reset nervous system to rest and digest
What is deep breathing
Name 4 support groups for recovery
What is NA, AA, Smart Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, CDA, NAMI, CoDa. ACA etc etc)
Cravings can be both mental and blank
What is physical
What is one common mental health issue seen in recovery?
What is anxiety or depression?
What are the top 4 triggers
People, places, things and feelings
What is 3 healthy way to cope with stress?
What is talking, journaling, exercise, hobbies, doing something creative.
Doing everything your own way can lead back to what?
What is old habits/old patterns
True or False: Overcoming addiction is willpower
Using substances to cope with feelings can make mental health worse is called?
What is unhealthy copings or self-medicating.
True or False: Thinking “I’ll be fine” or "I can do this" without a plan or support can increase relapse risk.
What is True
What is one coping skill you could use if you start feeling overwhelmed?
What is Grounding, deep breathing, calling someone, taking a walk, distraction, mindfulness
What are two reasons someone might avoid sponsors or groups?
What is fear, discomfort, trust issues, reservations.
Using over time builds strong habits that are hard to break are called what?
What is habit building
When people cannot adapt to _______, they become more prone to developing, or making worse, substance use or mental health difficulties, particularly if they are also at risk biologically.
What is stress.
Changes _______ , _______ or _______ are early warning sign of relapse before using?
What is mood, thinking or behavior.
Which helps prevent emotional burnout over time? Self-care or Coping skills
What is Self-care
What is one way support can help when your thinking feels stuck or negative?
What is getting a different perspective?
Blank is a brain chemical that strongly reinforces substance use by making it feel rewarding and harder to stop.
What is Dopamine
What is it called when mental health and substance use are treated together?
What is dual treatment (or integrated treatment)?
Provide 3 examples example of a warning sign someone might be at risk of relapse.
Skipping meetings and/or appointments, self-isolating, increased irritability, defensiveness, avoidance of discussing feelings, medication noncompliance etc
What is the skill of staying with a feeling without acting on it?
What is distress tolerance (emotional control)
What is one key factor studies show improves recovery outcomes in support groups?
What is connection/peer support
(accountability, support)