Early Recovery
People, places, things (Hint: internal or external)
External triggers
Alcohol, barbiturates, anti-anxiety tranquilizers
Depressants
CBT
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Preparation
In this stage, people are ready to take action within the next 30 days
Marijuana, Ecstacy, Heroin, LSD, Peyote
Schedule I
Common withdrawal symptoms from opiates
Cocaine, amphetamines, and methamphetamine
Stimulants
MAT
Medication Assisted Treatment
Precontemplation
People do not intend to take action in the foreseeable future
Anabolic steroids, testosterone, ketamine
Schedule III
Lapse
When one uses one time- and does not return to old using behavior
LSD, peyote, psilocybin and MDMA
Hallucinogens
OTP
Action
In this stage, people have recently changed their behavior
Xanax, Ambien, Ativan
Thought Stopping
The interruption of sequence that leads from trigger, to thinking about using, to craving, and then to using
Plastic cement, paint, gasoline, paint thinners, hair sprays
Inhalants
PAWS
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
Maintenance
People have sustained their behavior change for a while
Methamphetamine, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Vicodin
Schedule II
Thoughts and emotions (Hint: Internal or external)
Internal Triggers
Tetrahydrocannabinol
Cannabis
HALT
Contemplation
Acknowledging that there is a problem but not yet ready, sure of wanting, or lacks confidence to make a change.
Cough Suppressants
Schedule V