Recovery 101
What is an intense desire or urge for a substance?
What is a craving
His journey to sobriety involved therapy, counseling, and a renewed commitment to his music.
Who is Eminem
Negative thoughts or feelings are often called what?
What are internal triggers?
What is it called when you have too much time to be with your own thoughts?
What is boredom and isolation
In AA the acronym "PUSH" means?
What is pray until something happens.
What is the most abused substance in America
What is Alcohol
This individual's recovery, relapses, and recovery has been very public. He even played a character with chronic addictive behaviors that mimimic'd his own
Who is Charlie Sheen
What is referred to as an inability to maintain behavior change over time?
What is a Relapse?
Can be Internal and external. Provocation to relapse
What is a trigger
These skills help us manage our emotions related to difficult times to improve emotional health and help us grow as people. Also help us manage our behaviors, attitudes, and decreases the chances of a relapse.
True or false. Some research indicates that the longer programs are more effective at reducing relapse than the shorter ones.
True
An American actor best known for his recent role in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe.
Who is Robert Downey Jr.
What are feelings of worry, uneasiness, or dread associated with?
What is anxiety
1st symptom experienced as a sign you're developing a substance abuse disorder...
What is increased tolerance
A____ is always necessary for an individual to take control of their future sobriety and avoid future relapse.
What is a relapse prevention plan
Something greater than yourself in recovery
What is higher power
She has been in recovery since 2011, and she also uses her celebrity status to help others. She successfully completed rehab and tells her story of her new way of life, sharing her personal challenges.
Who is Demi Lovato
Stress disorder after a traumatic event
What is PTSD
Our brain learns by _________ and _________
(Think habit)
Repetition and Reward
What are these skills of?
Distract yourself
talk to someone
learn to ask for help
practice honesty
Journal Writing
Prayer
Calling your sponsor
With continued substance abuse the brain will slow production of this brain chemical that enables pleasure..
She shocked the world when she announced at 13 that she was going to rehab. She comes from a family with a famously troubled history and says her access to substances was a catalyst for her use.
Who is Drew Barrymore
One of the most common & effective coping skills a person in early recovery can develop is, this string of behaviors characterized by "a sequence of actions regularly followed"...
What is routine or structure?
A profound personal experience where someone undergoes a significant shift in their consciousness, often leading to a deeper understanding of themselves, their purpose in life, and a new perspective on reality, often accompanied by a reevaluation of beliefs and values, and a desire to connect with something larger than themselves.
What is a spiritual awakening
"Exposure to ________ is associated with drug addiction in humans and can induce relapse and craving."
What is Stress?