Recovery Strategies
How to be successful in the program
Making Changes in your life
Types of Relapse
Relapse Prevention
100

Give me three helpful ways to keep yourself busy in a healthy positive way.

Answers may vary

100

What is the first and most important step for recovery?

Admit I have a problem 

100

What are some changes that people in recovery make?

Answers may vary 

100

Most urges usually last less than ___ to __ minutes.

15-30

100

A process that begins when you start slipping back into old behavior patterns.

Relapse

200

You don't recovery from addiction by stopping using, you recovery by creating a ____ ______ where it is easier not to use.

new life

200
It is important to be _________ with your counselor.
honest
200

Once you've practiced your new behavior for six months, you have reached what stage?

Maintenance

200

Give 3 signs of emotional relapse.

Anxiety, Anger, Isolation, etc.

200

Handle day to day _________ as they happen to help prevent relapse.

problems or feelings

300

__________ is not an optional part of recovery. It is essential to recovery.

Connections

300

What is one of the biggest barriers in relationships?

Communication 

300

Your best friend tells you that they think that you may have a drinking problem. You only drink 5 days a week but haven't look at this as a possibility. What stage would this be?

Precontemplation

300

Glamorizing your past use is an example of what kind of relapse?

Mental

300

What are you gaining in treatment that you will continue to use afterwards?

Tools

400
What three categories do high-risk situations usually fall under?
People, places, or things
400
What does H.O.W mean and how does it relate to recovery?
Honest Open and Willing Be honest and open about your life including your past usage. Be willing to acknowledge and change the attitudes and behaviors that need to be changed and may be causing issues in your life.
400

Why is making changes to your life and behavior an essential and important part of your recovery?

answers may vary

400

What are the 3 stages of relapse?

Emotional, Mental, and Physical

400

You should have at least 3 ways to handle ____-_____ situations.

high- risk

500
What does HALT mean?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
500
The Athena Adolescent CSTAR Outpatient Treatment Program is designed to help you be able to make __________ in your life and teach you new ways of handling ___________.
different choices situations
500

According to the transtheoretical model of behavior change, change occurs in what 5 stages?

Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action and Maintenance

500

What are the two types of triggers?

Internal and External 

500

You begin to isolate yourself form others and feel bored and lonely much of the time. This is a _____ _____.

danger signal

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