What makes an addiction?
Physically addictive substances used daily can bring these uncomfortable physical symptoms?
The oldest known intoxicating substance used for recreational purposes and can date back to biblical times:
What is Alcohol?
We experience these in our mind, heart and even gut, and it is important to learn how to manage our reaction to them.
This essential inner drive, focus and desire, that brings about positive change and helps attain goals
What is Motivation?
This program started in 1935 in Akron, Ohio
What is Alcoholics Anonymous
It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect which often fuels the desire and need for using larger amounts.
What is Tolerance?
Class of drugs used medicinally for thousands of years to relieve physical pain but can often be abused to relieve emotional pain.
What is Opiates/Opioids
It is importance to learn how to manage this uncomfortable mental or physical experience that can occur when we are in a state of worry or stress
What is Anxiety?
This describes overall they way we present and express ourselves. If we have a negative one we should want to change it to positive and grateful
What is Attitude?
This is a guide, mentor, a fellow recovering addict who volunteers their time to help a newcomer
What is a Sponsor?
Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction is often referred to as this:
What is Denial?
Even though life may be spiraling out of control with dependence clearly increasing, some people may believe they are not addicted because they are obtaining drugs this legal medical way.
What is Prescription?
These changing temporary states of mind can make us feel high, low and everything in between.
What is Mood?
Something everyone needs when overcoming a difficulty challenge because it is difficult to do it alone
What is Support?
HALT is the acronymn for?
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired
Every bad choice we make can mean we have to face these later. Addiction can cause individual to ignore these repeatedly.
What is Consequences
The majority of individuals who use this legal plan use it as often as 10 to 20 times daily despite knowing the addictive properties and harmful affects.
What is Tabacco?
It is essential to learn how to eliminate this negative emotions which stems from holding on to anger and grudges
What is Resentment?
If you can find and discover this it can help you define your goals and add meaning as well as direction in your life
What is Purpose?
Common recovery slogan
What is One Day At A Time?
When you spend too much, use too much or too often, and life problems are steadily piling up, it is a good sign you have lost this:
What is Control?
Stimulants such as cocaine, speed, and methamphetamine, when taken for prolonged periods can induce a mental state of hallucinations and paranoid delusions called:
What is Psychosis?
Sometimes addiction can be directly linked to deeply disturbing or distressing experiences that have occurred earlier in life and are referred to as:
What is Trauma or PTSD?
This involves all the people, places, and things that you surround yourself with and that you choose to be connected to:
What is Associations?
With more severe addictions and overwhelming cravings it may be wise to consider seeing a doctor for this?
What is Medication or Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)