Recovery 1
Most common addiction across the nation...
Alcohol
Substance with a high death rate in the U.S., higher than suicide
Fentanyl
Process by which the body rids itself of a drug...
Detoxification or Detox
Professional specializing in treating mental & emotional disorders is known as...
Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Therapist, Counselor
What does HALT stand for?
What is HUNGRY, ANGRY, LONELY, TIRED?
True or False: A relapse prevention plan should not be revised and re-evaluated
False. A relapse prevention plan should be continually looked at and re-evaluated to ensure that it fits current feelings, situations, etc.
_____ gives you too much time to be with your own thoughts (Can cause overthinking)
isolation and boredom
What symptom occurs when the body becomes so used to a substance that stopping causes physical or emotional distress?
Withdrawal.
What does it mean when someone experiences a “dry drunk”?
They are abstinent from substances but still engage in the same negative attitudes, behaviors, and emotional patterns as during active addiction.
____ occurs when a person's old behaviors and thinking have returned to their original state before treatment.
Relapse
Violent or aggressive behavior within the home. Is common after coming under the influence
Domestic Violence, assault, and theft
Abstain from ALL illicit drugs and alcohol...
Sobriety or Clean Time
Treatment that includes living onsite and receiving group and individual therapies.
Residential Facility or Rehab
_____ help us manage our emotions related to difficult times to improve emotional health and help us grow as people. (Behaviors, attitudes, and approaches)
Healthy Coping skills
Identify an internal trigger.
Any negative thought or feeling
What is the most common emotional warning sign that relapse may be approaching?
Isolation or withdrawal from support and recovery activities
A powerful desire for something that usually passes.
Craving
____ is any internal or external stimulus that causes a person to experience cravings or urges to use substances, or to return to old, unhealthy behaviors.
Trigger
One of the most common & effective coping skills a person in early recovery can develop is, this string of behaviors characterized by "a sequence of actions regularly followed"...
Routine or structure
What is a common thought trap that often happens right before relapse?
Examples include “I can handle just one,” “No one will know,” or “I’ve been sober long enough.”
Name an example of an external relapse trigger.
People, places, activities, objects, and situations
True or False
Relapse prevention starts by saying no just before you are about to use.
False. Saying "no" is the final and most difficult stage to stop, which is why people relapse.
With continued substance abuse the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure..
Dopamine
A higher power
What emotion is most often linked to relapse across most recovery studies?
Shame
Emotional relapse happens before physical relapse.
True. Emotional and mental relapse stages occur before a person physically uses again.
Most addictive substance
Sugar
"Exposure to ________ is associated with drug addiction in humans and can induce relapse and craving."
What is Stress
True of False: Addiction is both a brain disease and a behavioral disorder.
True. It involves changes in brain function and behavior patterns.