12 Steps
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Step 10
CSS acronym
Clinical Stabilization Services
MAT acronym
Medication assisted treatment
We know we need to practice coping skills when we are experiencing HALT, what does HALT stand for?
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
PAWS acronym
Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms
Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings
Step 7
What should be in a relapse prevention plan?
Triggers, warning signs for relapse, high risk situations, internal and external coping skills, support people, after care plan, etc
neurotransmitter that produces pleasure and is relevant in SUD
Dopamine
What are the benefits of meditation?
Reduced stress, reduced depression and anxiety symptoms, improved sleep, can lower high blood pressure, improve attention, etc
MAT options for alcohol use disorder
Campral, Antabuse, Naltrexone, Vivitrol
Step 2
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
What time are our groups?
9:15AM Morning goals
11AM Psychoeducation group
1:30PM Process group
4PM Psychoeducation group
7PM Commitment
8:30PM Wrap up group
Vomiting, nausea, irritability, anxiety, tremors, seizures, death, restlessness, sweating, insomnia, headaches, etc
Alcohol and/or benzo withdrawal symptoms
What are SMART goals?
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely
Signs of an opioid overdose
Shallow breathing, unresponsive, blue lips or nail beds, confusion, loss of consciousness, etc
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character
Step 6
SUD treatment continuum of care
Detox, CSS, PHP, IOP, OP
This is the chemical that builds up in your brain/body when you are stressed
Cortisol
The proper way to do deep breathing is not with your chest but with your ....
Diaphragm
MAT options for opioid use disorder
Suboxone, Methadone, Subutex, Sublucade, Naltrexone, Vivitrol
Step 9
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
What is a self help group and provide two examples of self help groups
A group of people all struggling with the same thing (substance abuse, grief, codependency, etc) who meet regularly to help support each other
AA,NA, SMART Recovery, Refuge Recovery, Dharma Recovery
Where and when was AA founded
Akron, Ohio 1935
Name 3 communication styles
Passive, aggressive, assertive, passive aggressive
Provide 5 examples of cognitive distortions
Catastrophizing, jumping to conclusions, all or nothing thinking, black and white thinking, minimizing, labeling, overgeneralizing, magical thinking, disqualifying the positive, should statements, etc.