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Antidote reversal agent for narcotics/opioids.
What is Narcan, Naloxone?
A routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously.
What are habits?
Intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations.
What is anxiety?
Problematic cues that lead to a craving, which is a strong-often overwhelming-desire to obtain and use your drug of choice.
What are triggers?
Provide 3 examples of positive affirmations.
"I am pretty", "I can do it", "I am worthy of love" etc.
Following detox from alcohol, opiates, methamphetamine, cocaine, and other addictive substances, people commonly experience a short phase of physical or mental discomfort.
What is Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)?
Taking a moment to appreciate the good things in life is practicing ________.
What is gratitude?
A sudden, intense, and overwhelming episode of fear or discomfort, accompanied by shortness of breath and a racing heart.
What are panic attacks?
Analyzing and changing these 3 things will help to manage your urges to reuse.
What are people, places, and things?
Provide 3 examples of "stinkin' thinkin".
"I can't do this", "I might as well use", "They don't love me", etc.
The "PLEASURE" chemical.
What is dopamine?
The practice of looking after my own health and wellness.
What is self-care?
The condition of having a mental illness and a substance use disorder.
What is a dual or co-occurring diagnosis?
This feeling arises when people are disconnected or unable to relate to others.
What is loneliness?
What are 5 different community support groups?
AA, NA, Church, SMART Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, Recovery Cafe, etc.
The 4th stage of change.
What is action?
Establishing physical, psychological, and emotional limits to protect ourselves from being "used" by others.
What are boundaries?
An emotional response caused by severe distressing events that are outside the normal range of human experiences.
What is trauma?
Someone who is socially typically spends most of their time at home alone and seldom interacts with others in the community, such as friends or neighbors.
What is isolated?
What are 3 ways you have managed cravings?
Controlled breathing, relying on others for support, hobbies
"I don't have a drug problem" is an example of this mindset?
What is denial?
The internal process of letting go of resentment and/or anger.
Forgiveness
Strategies people use to deal with stressful situations, anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders
Coping Skills
Hate, envy, and hostilities from inside ourselves that are caused by real or imagined wrongs, demonstrating our inability to forgive.
What are resentments?
What does "SMART" stand for in goal writing?
Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time