Recovery Tools
This practice involves writing down your thoughts and feelings to process emotions and track progress.
What is journaling?
Seeing friends you used to use substances with is an example of this kind of trigger.
What is a social trigger?
This person sponsors and mentors someone in a 12-step program.
Who is a sponsor?
This staff member has a dog named Destiny.
Who is Leese?
This substance is often the first drug people use, commonly considered a "gateway drug."
What is alcohol?
A group meeting often held daily, where individuals in recovery share their experiences and support each other.
What is a 12-step meeting (or AA/NA meeting)?
A strong desire to use a substance that can occur suddenly and often unexpectedly.
What is a craving?
A type of professional who provides therapy and guidance in overcoming substance use.
What is a counselor or therapist?
This staff member loves seltzer and is Morris Home's unofficial chaplain.
Who is Norean?
This chronic disease affects the brain's reward, motivation, and memory systems.
What is addiction?
A creative intervention, such as painting or writing, used to express emotions and reduce stress.
What is art therapy?
This type of trigger might involve certain places, smells, or objects that remind someone of using substances.
What is an environmental trigger?
Family and close friends who provide encouragement and help during recovery.
What is a support network?
This staff member is Iconic and Legendary in the Ballroom scene.
Who is Keisha?
This term describes a return to substance use after an attempt to stop.
What is relapse?
A strategy to manage stress and anxiety by focusing on the present moment through breathing exercises and meditation.
What is mindfulness?
Practicing saying no and avoiding risky situations are examples of these types of strategies.
What are refusal skills?
This term refers to the positive influence of maintaining relationships with others who are also in recovery.
What is peer support?
This staff member participated in a youth group growing up where they raised sheep in Philly.
Who is Miller?
This term describes the need to use more of a substance to achieve the same effect.
What is tolerance?
This tool helps identify situations, thoughts, or feelings that might lead to a relapse.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
Keeping a record of when and why you feel cravings to better understand and manage them.
What is a craving journal?
This professional that helps navigate the healthcare system, housing access, and connects individuals with necessary treatment and resources.
What is a case manager? OR Who Norean Bay?
This staff member is a Gemini.
Who is Newton?
This treatment setting, where individuals live at the facility while receiving intensive therapy.
What is residential treatment?