Stages of Recovery
Identifying strategies to maintain progress and reduce changes of slips into relapse and old behaviors
What is Stage 5: Maintenance
Defined as "to focus on one's thoughts; reflect on or ponder"
What is meditation
-Uncontrollable craving for the drug -Loss of control -Use despite negative consequences - chronic, biological brain disease -Psychological dependence -Physical dependence
What is Addiction
1. People 2. Places 3. Things
What are Triggers
1) Lowered inhibitions 2) Decreased control over motor skills 3) Inability to concentrate and focus 4) Addiction 5) Heart attack; stroke 6) Liver failure; cirrhosis 7) Kidney disease 8) Blackouts
What are the consequences of alcoholism
You are aware there is a problem and you consider making change but you also reject making change
What is Stage 2: Contemplation
Defined as "something you have passion for or something you like to do in your free time"
What are hobbies
___________ is the fastest addicting drug
What is nicotine
A desire or dream you try to achieve in a certain amount of time, no matter the costs.
What are goals
Loss of coordination, changes in appetite and sleep patterns, decreases in concentration and memory
Engaging in particular actions that intend to bring change; this is where you begin to try to make changes in your life.
What is Step 4: Action
Trying to make your physical health and appearance better
What is exercise
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities to participate in.
What is a relapse prevention plan
Our brain learns by ________ and _________.
What is repetition and reward
1. Addiction 2. Respiratory failure 3. Vomiting 4. Death 5. Drowsiness 6. Reduction of pain 7. Diarrhea 8. Very uncomfortable withdrawal
What are effects of pain killers/opiates
Resistance to do anything and not ready to put in any effort or work
What is Step 1: Pre-contemplation
Activities that done intentionally to buy yourself time and avoid relapse
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is Dopamine
This person will help you navigate a 12 step program and is someone you can rely on is a time of need.
What is a Sponsor or mentor
Liver and kidney damage, blackouts, limb spasms, hearing loss and the loss of brain cells are consequences from abusing what type of drugs?
What are inhalants?
Admitting the need for change, asking for help, and starting to look at different ways to live
What is Stage 3: Preparation
This is something useful to do, but most people don't like to do it if they want to solve their problems on their own because it involves being able to be vulnerable
What is Asking for help
The most commonly abused illicit drug across the nation
What is Marijuana.
It is the most commonly used illicit substance. This drug impairs short-term memory and learning, the ability to focus, and coordination. It also increases heart rate, can harm the lungs, and may increase the risk of psychosis in vulnerable people. Research suggests that when regular marijuana use begins in the teen years, addiction is more likely: 1 in 6 users, compared to 1 in 9 among adults. In addition, recent research suggests that heavy cannabis use that starts in the teen years is associated with declines in IQ scores in adulthood.
Examples of 3 common cognitive distortions
Magnification & Minimization, Catastrophizing, Overgeneralization, Magical Thinking, Personalization, Jumping to Conclusions, Mind Reading, Fortune Telling, Emotional Reasoning, Disqualifying the Positive, 'Should' Statements, All or Nothing Thinking
True or False: Marijuana has caused IQ’s to go down in students, and then the abilities lost are not restored once the smoker has quit
What is True.
The abilities are not restored once the smoker has quit.