You develop this to help you identify triggers and have a plan in place for when you notice early warning signs of mental health relapse.
What is relapse prevention plan?
What is Depression, Paranoia, and Anxiety.
A meeting or block of meetings that recoverees designate as their 'official' meeting or group of meetings.
What is a home group?
True or False: It is possible to predict a relapse?
True: identifying early warning signs can help predict relapse.
In an interview, this actor/singer in recovery was asked what her favorite "dish" was. Her reply was, "I like mugs because they're very comfortable in your hand and they hold hot things that you don't have to touch like coffee and tea." Even though this was not exactly what the interviewer was asking, she was "Sorry, not sorry!" for her response.
Who is Demi Lovato
What are triggers?
Cues that can cause urges and cravings.
Name the three most common types of crime related to Substance Abuse.
What is Use-related crime, Economic-related crime, and System-related crime.
An individual who guides another individual through the 12 steps.
Who is a sponsor?
True or False: Relapse and symptoms will look the same for everyone
False; everyone's relapse and symptoms will be different for everyone
In August 2008, this artist admitted himself into drug rehabilitation for drug addiction and alcoholism, and celebrated three years of sobriety before a brief relapse in 2011.
Hint: He wrote a song about his addiction called "Starting Over"
Who is Macklemore.
This is the thought or belief that someone doesn't have a problem.
What is Denial.
What does CSA stand for?
What is The Controlled Substance Act.
This is the kind of support that is provided to people by peers, work colleagues, or church-goers; it can make a difference for those who feel isolated because they realize they can reach out to others within their group for help whenever they need it. This often follows the primary event.
What is fellowship?
True or False: Relapse can occur due to being overconfident, stress from life events, and unhealthy sleeping habits?
What is True
I kept a dark secret: drug addiction. I entered rehab twice, once in 1997 for a Vicodin addiction, and again in 2001 for Vicodin, amphetamines, methadone, and alcohol.
Hint: I have many friends
Who is
Matthew Perry
Relapse is a ______, it's not an event.
What is process.
Under the CSA what schedule does Marijuana fall under?
Schedule 1
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
What is the Serenity Prayer
True or False: Being aware of your triggers and symptoms is important as a part of relapse prevention?
What is True
This actor won Academy Awards for Good Will Hunting and Argo and starred as Batman in the DC Comics franchise, has been open about his issues with alcohol.
Who is Ben Affleck.
Name 3 potential symptoms of withdrawal.
fatigue, restlessness, agitation, irritability, restless legs, insomnia, anxiety, depression, poor appetite, body aches and bone pain, teeth pain, nausea, racing thoughts, runny nose, cold/flu symptoms, chills, sweating
Name 3 alternatives to drinking and driving.
Don't Drink, Designated Driver, Uber, Hotel/Stay the night where you are.
"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.”
What is Step 1
True or False: Testing yourself by going to the liquor store, by hanging out with people using drugs or alcohol, etc. is a good way to make you stronger.
What is False.
This well known musician decided to change his life and get clean after Indiana teen, Ryan White, contracted AIDS through a blood transfusion in the 1980s.
Hint: He is eminems sponsor
Who is Elton John.