The 'F' Word
A primary emotion that most addicts feel prior to picking up drugs and alcohol for the first time.
What is a fear?
1. People
2. Places
3. Things
What are triggers?
Characterized by uncontrollable craving for the drug, loss of control, use despite negative consequences, chronic biological brain disease, psychological dependence, physical dependence.
What is addiction?
Each year in the United States, nearly 85,000 people die from this legal drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
What is alcohol?
To politely yet firmly stand up for yourself when facing a trigger or difficult situation is called this.
What is assertiveness?
This spiritual principle is necessary when surrendering to a higher power.
What is faith?
A desire or dream you try to achieve in a certain amount of time.
What are goals?
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again and may include, 12-step information, important phone numbers, healthy activities to participate in.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is costly to the United States, exacting this amount annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and healthcare.
What is $600 Billion?
You are only as sick as your _____.
What is secrets.
In active addiction, addicts often lose this.
What are friends/family?
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely, or tired. What can help you remember these circumstances?
What is H.A.L.T.?
_____ is the fastest acting drug.
What is nicotine?
Approximately this % of adults in 2017 battled an illicit drug use disorder.
What is 40%?
Guilt is feeling bad about what you've done. _____ is feeling bad about who you are.
What is shame.
Happy, joyous, and _____.
What is free?
Our brain learns by ______ and ______.
What is repetition and reward?
______ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance use and addiction.
What is dopamine?
Approximately ___ % of Americans who have anxiety or depression disorder also have a substance use disorder.
What is 20%?
When you detach, segregate, and disconnect from others.
What is isolation.
We must do this for ourselves before we can do this for others.
What is forgive?
This is the process by which the addicted brain invents excuses that allow the person in recovery to edge close enough to relapse situations that relapse can occur.
What is justification?
The most commonly abused drug across the nation.
What is marijuana?
This is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.
What is Tobacco?
When you are pleased with yourself, resting on your laurels, and lacking motivation in your recovery you are...
What is complacent.