Triggers & Cravings
This type of trigger comes from emotions like stress or sadness
What is an internal trigger?
Saying “I feel…” instead of blaming others is called this
What is using “I statements”?
This substance slows down the central nervous system
What is alcohol (or depressants)?
This type of thinking replaces negative thoughts with positive ones
What is positive self-talk?
This stage comes before physical relapse and includes thoughts
What is mental relapse?
Seeing people, places, or things tied to past use is this type of trigger
What is an external trigger?
A relationship that supports recovery is called this
What is a healthy/supportive relationship?
This drug class includes heroin and prescription painkillers
What are opioids?
A person you call when struggling is part of this
What is a support system?
Skipping meetings and isolating are examples of this stage
What is emotional relapse?
Name one healthy coping strategy to deal with cravings
What is deep breathing / calling support / distraction
This boundary helps protect your sobriety from risky situations
What is a personal boundary?
Withdrawal from this substance can be life-threatening
What is alcohol (or benzodiazepines)?
This plan helps prevent relapse before it happens
What is a relapse prevention plan?
The actual use of substances is called
What is physical relapse?
Cravings usually pass within this amount of time if not acted on
What is 15–30 minutes?
Repeated patterns of unhealthy helping behavior is called this
What is codependency?
This part of the brain is heavily involved in reward and addiction
What is the dopamine/reward system?
Attending meetings like AA or NA helps build this
What is community/support network?
Knowing triggers and having coping skills is key to this
What is relapse prevention?
This technique involves noticing cravings without acting on them
What is urge surfing?
Being honest and open in recovery is often called
What is accountability?
Using multiple substances at once is called this
What is polysubstance use?
Slips can be learning opportunities instead of failures—this is called
What is growth mindset?
This acronym HALT stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and this
What is Tired?