Know Your Stuff
This is the term for when a person needs more of a substance to get the same effect.
what is TOLERANCE?
This approach to recovery focuses on developing coping skills, building support systems, and maintaining long-term sobriety after treatment.
What is recovery?
Having family members with addiction increases risk due to this biological factor.
What is genetics?
This coping strategy involves intentionally focusing attention on the present moment while observing thoughts and feelings without judgement.
What is mindfulness?
Both Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are based on this well-known recovery framework for personal growth and sobriety.
What are the 12 steps?
This is the term for a strong urge or desire to use a substance, often triggered by stress, people, places, or things associated with past use.
What is a CRAVING?
This therapy helps people identify and change harmful thought patterns related to substance use.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Starting substance use at a younger age increases the likelihood of developing this condition later.
What is substance use disorder?
This coping skills involves identifying irrational or negative thoughts and replacing them with more realistic or balanced ones.
What is cognitive restructuring?
In both AA and NA, this experienced member helps guide a newcomer through recovery and the steps.
What is a sponsor?
This condition occurs when a person's body reacts negatively after stopping a substance they are dependent on.
What is WITHDRAWAL?
This medication can reverse an opioid overdose by quickly blocking the effects of opioids on the brain.
This type of pressure from friends or social groups can increase substance use in adolescents.
What is peer pressure:
This relaxation technique involves systematically tensing and relaxing muscle groups to reduce physical tension and anxiety.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
This phrase commonly used in recovery meetings encourages focusing only on staying sober for the current day.
What is "one day at a time"?
This brain chemical, often called the "feel-good" messenger, is flooded during substance use and plays a key role in addiction.
What is DOPAMINE?
In the stages of change model, this stage occurs when a person begins seriously thinking about making a change but has not yet taken action.
What is contemplation stage?
Exposure to traumatic events can increase risk for both substance use and this mental health condition.
What is PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)?
This breathing technique used by athletes, therapists, and even Navy SEALs involves inhaling, holding, exhaling, and holding again for equal counts to regulate stress.
What is box breathing?
AA and NA meetings often emphasize sharing personal experiences, strength, and this third element to help others in recovery.
What is hope?
This term describes when a person has both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition at the same time, such as depression or anxiety.
Co-occurring disorder
This relapse prevention skill involves identifying people, places, or situations that increase the risk of substance use.
What are triggers?
Living in environments where drugs are easily available and normalized is considered this type of risk factor.
What are environmental risk factors?
This grounding technique used during anxiety or panic involves identifying five things you can see, four you can feel, three you can hear, two you can smell, and one you can taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique?
In AA and NA meetings, members are encouraged to honestly admit their struggles and past mistakes as part of this specific step.
What is Step 5?