Addiction Facts
Who can experience addiction?
A. Anyone
B. Under the age of 50
C. It starts when they're young
A. Anyone
(and at anytime)
What is the name of the guide you can work on in treatment that focuses on avoiding a relapse?
Relapse Prevention Plan
What kind of trigger includes negative emotions, positive emotions, and thoughts?
Internal Triggers?
Name a coping skill that releases endorphins?
Exercise?
I have a head and a tail but no body. What am I?
a Coin
Is Addiction a Disease?
Yes! The American Society Addiction Medicine (ASAM) defines Addiction as a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry.
What are these examples of: anxiety, tremors, nausea, sweating, insomnia, body aches, and intense cravings
Withdrawals
What kind of trigger includes the people, places, and things associated with drinking or using drugs?
External Triggers?
What does H.A.L.T stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired
When a drug or alcohol craving comes on, ask yourself if you feel any of these symptoms.
I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
A Candle
What organ in the body does addiction affect?
The Brain
Name two Recovery Support groups.
AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) NA (Narcotics Anonymous) SMART Recovery, Celebrate Recovery
What is the definition of a trigger?
What is feelings, experiences, people, places, and things that you associate with your drinking and/or drug use?
What category of coping skills includes watching movies and reading books?
Distraction
I consume and grow. I drink and I die.
What am I?
Fire
Can addiction be cured?
No
However, addiction can be managed successfully. Reaching long-term remission of addiction.
What are peers who are also in recovery known as?
Social Support Network?
This process involves self-reflection and awareness to recognize personal triggers in recovery. What is this called?
Trigger Identification or Identifying triggers
True or False:
“Instant Fixes” for stress exist.
FALSE
I have hands, but no feet. I have a face, but no eyes. I can't speak, but I can tell you something.
What am I?
A clock
What is the most common co-occurring disorder accompanied by Addiction?
Mental-Health Disorders
This approach emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and regularly checking in with oneself to evaluate potential triggers and relapse risks. What is this known as?
Self-Reflection or Self-Check-Ins?
What kind of triggers are connected to the senses of sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell?
Sensory Triggers
What are 3 positive coping skills?
Exercise, Reading, Yoga, Deep Breathing, playing music, talking to someone, journaling, etc
What begins with an “e”, ends with an "e", and only contains one letter?
What is An Envelope?