Definitions
A person who has worked the 12-steps of an anonymous program and can guide a newcomer through them.
What is a sponsor?
A program that is designed to help an individual overcome an addiction, compulsion, serious shortcoming, or traumatic experience.
What is a 12-step program?
The chemical in the brain that is most commonly associated with the reward system and addiction
What is dopamine?
The practice of regularly writing down your thoughts, feelings, experiences, and reflections.
What is journaling?
What does MAT stand for?
Medication assisted treatment
Resuming of drug and/or alcohol use after a period of abstinence or a return of mental health symptoms after they have improved.
What is Relapse?
A recovery program based on cognitive behavioral therapy.
What is SMART Recovery?
This brain chemical helps regulate mood, and imbalances in it are linked to depression and addiction.
What is serotonin?
A coping mechanism practiced through inhaling and exhaling in a defined pattern.
What is breathing exercises/breath work?
A medication that blocks the opioid receptors in the brain which prevents the pleasurable effects of alcohol and opioids.
What is Naltrexone/Vivitrol?
people, places, or things that prompt cravings or risky behavior.
What are triggers?
A 12-step program based on Buddhist principles.
Refuge Recovery/Recovery Dharma
This brain chemical, involved in stress response, is often elevated during withdrawal.
What is cortisol?
Activities you can do to shift your focus away from stressors and negative thoughts.
What are healthy distractions?
A Combination of Buprenorphine and Naloxone, used to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms.
Suboxone/Sublocade
Someone who is sober but still exhibits addictive behaviors and thinking.
What is a dry-drunk?
A Christian centered 12-step program.
What is Celebrate Recovery?
This term describes the brain’s ability to change and adapt, which can help in recovery from addiction.
What is neuroplasticity?
A grounding technique in which you focus on your senses to relieve stress and anxiety.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 method?
A full opioid agonist that is dispensed daily at special clinics.
What is Methadone?
When someone has both a substance abuse disorder and a mental health condition.
What is dual-diagnosis?
Peer support group with a secular focus.
What is LifeRing Secular Recovery?
Daily Double!
This part of the brain regulates emotional reactions and memory formation, and it's often hijacked during trauma-related addiction responses.
What is the amygdala?
A CBT technique in which one reframes negative thoughts.
What is cognitive restructuring?
A medication that causes unpleasant symptoms if someone drinks alcohol while taking it.
What is Antabuse/Disulfiram