Relapse Prevention
This skill teaches clients to notice cravings without acting on them, understanding they rise and fall like waves.
What is urge surfing?
This brain chemical is heavily involved in reward, motivation, and reinforcement in addiction.
What is dopamine?
This slogan reminds people to focus on staying sober just for today instead of forever.
What is “One Day at a Time”?
This skill helps you focus on what you can control.
What is reframing?
This former child actor starred in E.T. and later became a talk-show host who openly discusses long-term sobriety and mental health.
Who is Drew Barrymore?
H.A.L.T. is an acronym used in relapse prevention that stands for this
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?
This brain area is responsible for judgment, decision-making, and impulse control, and is weakened during active addiction.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This step requires the admission of powerlessness and unmanageability
What is Step 1?
Focusing attention on the present moment to reduce impulsive reactions is known as this practice.
What is mindfulness?
This actor won an Academy Award for Good Will Hunting, starred as Batman, and has spoken publicly about alcohol use disorder and returning to treatment after relapse.
Who is Ben Affleck?
Relapse often progresses through emotional relapse, mental relapse, and this final stage.
What is physical relapse?
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) can last from months and, for some substances and individuals, up to this amount of time after last use.
What is up to 2 years?
Which step is often described as the bridge between admitting problems and changing behavior?
What is Step 4?
This coping skill involves changing negative thoughts into realistic ones
What is Cognitive restructuring or reframing?
This Grammy-winning rapper from Seattle is known for songs about addiction, relapse, and recovery, including openly discussing sobriety in interviews and music.
Who is Macklemore?
Skipping groups, isolating, and avoiding support are examples of these relapse indicators.
What are warning signs?
Long-term substance use reduces the brain’s natural ability to feel pleasure from everyday activities. This effect is called this.
What is anhedonia?
This step reminds us that recovery is not just about sobriety, but about helping others and daily practice?
What is Step 12?
What does setting a boundary help protect?
What is recovery, mental health, and personal safety?
This Scottish comedian and former late-night talk show host openly talked about alcoholism on television and challenged how media jokes about addiction.
Who is Craig Ferguson?
Identifying and changing thoughts that justify substance use is a key part of this therapy approach.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
During addiction, the brain learns to prioritize substances over natural rewards like food or relationships. This shift is known as this.
What is reward system hijacking?
Which step emphasizes daily maintenance rather than one-time completion?
What is Step 10?
What role does a higher power or spiritual practice play for many in recovery?
What is Guidance, hope, and support beyond oneself?
This NFL quarterback, known for leading the Green Bay Packers to a Super Bowl win, has spoken publicly about painkiller misuse and recovery after injury.
Who is Brett Favre?