Relapse Prevention
A sober person who stands by you in recovery
What is support system?
Specific triggers: People, places, things, activities
What are external triggers?
To fall back into a previous condition, especially after a partial recover from illness.
What is relapse?
Physical sensations as a result of stopping substance use
What are withdrawal symptoms?
A place you go to receive help for substance use or mental health struggles
What is treatment?
Deep breathing or snapping a rubber band on your wrist
What are coping skills?
Specific triggers: Negative emotions, positive emotions, and thoughts
What are internal triggers?
A set of skills used to avoid and manage triggers and cravings
What are coping skills?
Suboxone, Vivitrol, and Methadone are all part of this kind of treatment
What is medication assisted treatment?
These are gatherings where members follow rules that benefit their recovery
What are 12 step meetings?
Will accept what is AA or NA?
This state of mind can be fatal for recovery! It's characterized by being too comfortable or not feeling motivated to continue doing the work.
What is complacency?
She is a famous actress and musician, known for her roles on Disney. She entered rehab for the first time at seventeen due substance abuse struggles.
Who is Demi Lovato?
A chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking, continued use despite harmful consequences, and long-lasting changes in the brain
What is addiction?
The former Beatle has openly struggled with addiction and mental health issues.
Who is Paul McCartney?
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
What is Step 9?
What are the "Three A's" in recovery?
What is Awareness, Acceptance, Action?
This can affect your brain and cause cravings to occur
What is a trigger?
Feeling bad about what you've done
What is guilt?
"You are only as sick as your __________."
What are secrets?
Set of strategies and ideas that reduce negative consequences related to substance use
What is harm reduction?
The twelfth tradition asks members to place this before personalities.
What are principles?
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 accidents can happen.
What is Justification?
Reasons why you want to stop substance use
What is motivation?
A period in early recovery where difficulty with thoughts and emotions are caused by the healing process in the brain
What is the Wall?
A tool that focuses on patient goals and progress in treatment
What is a treatment plan?