Communication
Steps
Overdose Prevention
Stigma
Recently Discussed in Group
100

This type of communicator will say, "I'm unable to stand up for my rights"

What is Passive?

100

Talks about restoring to sanity

What is step 2?

100

Suggested the first thing to do in case of an overdose

What is call 911, but sometimes this isn't an option. If so, Narcan and rescue breaths.

100

Make up the three fold disease of addiction/alcoholism

What is mental, physical and spiritual?

100

Who is the pretty lady that is shadowing this week in our group?

Who is Renee, NACC's other Elder in Residence?

200

Use humiliation to control others

What is Aggressive?

200

Admit life is unmanageable

What is step 1?

200

Blocks heroin or opioids for 30-90 minutes, reversing an overdose

What is Narcan/ naloxone?

200

When referring to a person being abstinent, why are people encouraged to avoid using the commonly utilized term "clean"? 

Because it can suggest a person who is not abstinent is "dirty".

200

Where is Donna going next week?

What is a ceremony- Mide Camp.

300

Use sarcasm as a way to express how they feel

What is Passive-Aggressive?

300

We surrender in this step

What is step 1?

300

Mixing drugs, reduced tolerance, using alone

What are risk factors for an overdose?

300

What does PWUD stand for?

What is people who use drugs. This is preferred to over calling someone an "addict"

300

This unhelpful thinking style causes you to jump to conclusions about what another person is thinking about you. 

What is mind reading?

**GOLD STAR BONUS: How might we overcome or resolve these thoughts when we jump to conclusions about what someone is thinking about us?

400

This type of communicator uses "I" statements

What is Assertive?

400

To believe you can get well too 

What is step 2?

400

What law protects OD victims and the person calling 911 to report a drug overdose from prosecution for using or possessing drugs related to the particular overdose they are calling 911?

What is Steve's Law?

400

What country reformed their entire approach to substance use disorder in 2001, trading their previous punitive approach for a harm reduction approach, using the money they saved in court and incarceration costs to make programs that helped increase community engagement for people with SUD?  

Where is Portugal?


400

This unhelpful thinking style limits us to 2 options: either I do it right or not at all. If I don't succeed, I am a complete failure. He left me, I will never love again.

What is all or nothing thinking? 

500

It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect which often fuels the desire and need for using larger amounts

What is tolerance?

500

Seeking guidance from an outside source, courage to do what needs to be done

What is step 3?

500

What essential body process is affected during opiate overdose, causing brain damage after 2-3 mins, and death after a min of 4-5 mins?

What is breathing?

500

Stigma can negatively impact a number of areas, including:

-Willingness to attend treatment and access to healthcare

-Harm reduction(clean syringes, narcan)

-Self-esteem and mental health(isolating, shame)

500

After the Wellbriety reading, Donna talked about praying to this direction; it is life force. When you are fatigued, face this direction and pray for energy.  

What is the East?

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