What Makes an Addiction?
What's He Using?
Negatives to Positives
Managing the Mind (Mental Health)
Challenges and Obstacles
100

Physically addictive substances used daily can bring these uncomfortable physical symptoms

Withdrawals

100

The oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes (even dating back to biblical times)

Alcohol

100

We make dozens if not hundreds of these a day with our mind and one of the best ways to improve our lives is to practice making good ones:

Decisions / Choices

100

We experience these in our mind, heart and gut and it is important to learn how to manage our reaction to them

Feelings / Emotions

100

A strong addictive urge that can pull you in a way you may not want to go if you are not careful

Craving

200

It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect which often fuels the desire and need for using larger amounts. This is an increase in ____.

Tolerance

200

Class of drugs used medicinally for thousands of years to relieve physical pain but nowadays often abused to relieve emotional pain

Opiates/Opioids

200

This describes overall the way we present and express ourselves. If we have a negative one we should want to change it to grateful and positive

Attitude

200

It is important to learn to manage this uncomfortable mental experience that can occur when we worry or stress over things

Anxiety

200

You may have went backwards a little bit but still you didn’t completely relapse

Setback

300

Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction, is often referred to as this

Denial

300

Even though life may be spiraling out of control with dependency clearly increasing, some people may believe that they are not addicted just because they may be obtaining drugs this legal medical way. Tip: You can get this from a doctor

Prescription

300

DOUBLE POINTS: This categorizes and includes all that is most important in your life and, what you care about the most, and what has the most worth to you

Values

300

These changing temporary states of mind can be make us feel high, low and everything in between so it is important to be able to regulate these

Moods

300

Some people may try to deal with substance use issue by attempting use less, or change to a less harmful substance. If that isn’t working you may need to consider this more basic old option

Abstinence / Sobriety 

400

DOUBLE POINTS: Every bad choice we make can mean we have to face these later. Addiction can cause people to foolishly ignore these repeatedly

Consequences

400

The vast majority of people who use this legal plant use it as often as 10 or 20 times a day despite knowing it is the number one killer of all addictive substances in the world

Tobacco

400

You can have ups and downs along the way but what matters most is that you keep moving forward. If that is true then you are steadily making this

Progress

400

It is essential to learn to eliminate this negative emotion which stems from holding on to anger and grudges

Resentment

400

TRIPLE POINTS: With more severe addiction, particularly opioid, if the withdrawal or cravings are overwhelming it may be wise to consider seeing a doctor for this supportive option

Medication or Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)

500

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

Control

500

DOUBLE POINTS: Stimulants such as cocaine, speed and methamphetamine, when taken for long periods can induce a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoid delusions called:

Psychosis (or stimulant induces psychosis)

500

TRIPLE POINTS: This involves all the people, places and things that you surround yourself with and that you choose to be connected to

Associations

500

Sometimes addiction can be directly linked to deeply disturbing or distressing experiences that occurred earlier in life all of which is referred to as: _____

Trauma / PTSD

500

They say relapse doesn’t suddenly happen out of nowhere – It’s not an event, it is often much more of a gradual _____

Process / Onset

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