12-Step Support
a fellowship of people who come together to solve their drinking problem. It doesn’t cost anything to attend these meetings.
A.A. or Alcoholics Anonymous
This type of coping is a common psychological strategy that involves actively distancing oneself from stressful situations, thoughts, or feelings.
Avoidance
This phrase in recovery refers to the triggers that can lead to cravings and relapse.
people, places, and things
This is an over-the-counter drug that can reverse opioid overdose by blocking opioid receptors.
Narcan
A person who has lets other People's behavior affect them and who is obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior.
Co-dependent
is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. They are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean.
N.A. or Narcotics Anonymous
These are techniques that enable individuals to confidently say "no" to unwanted situations, particularly in the face of peer pressure.
Refusal Skills
This acronym is often used in addiction recovery to serve as a reminder to stop, take a minute and evaluate what you are feeling that could be triggering a craving or urge to use substances.
HALT (hungry, angry, lonely, tired)
This is a medication used to help individuals with chronic alcoholism. It works by blocking an enzyme involved in processing alcohol, leading to unpleasant side effects such as fast heartbeat, nausea, and flushing when alcohol is consumed.
Antabuse, also known as disulfiram.
The repaying of literal or symbolic debts and harms accrued during addiction. This process opens one to the potential for atonement and forgiveness. These are made directly except when to do so would injure others.
Amends
This program is an alternative to traditional 12-step programs. It is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and focuses on helping individuals develop the skills necessary to manage their addictive behaviors and lead balanced lives.
SMART Recovery
This is a practice that often involves techniques such as concentrating on your breath, a mantra, or a specific thought to help quiet the mind and enhance self-awareness.
Meditation
The phrase is a recovery principle often used in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and other recovery groups. It encourages individuals to focus on the present moment rather than worrying about the future or past.
One day at a time
Is a prescription medication used to treat alcohol use disorder (AUD) and opioid use disorder(OUD) to reduce cravings and help control physiological dependence. Naltrexone works by blocking the effects of alcohol and opioid medications (the buzz).
Naltrexone
A term used to describe someone who is working to abstain from using alcohol and other complex chemical substances but may still use cannabis.
California Sober
Refuge Recovery is a non-theistic recovery program that uses Buddhist principles and practices to treat and recover from all forms of addiction.
Refuge Recovery
Re-learning how to breathe from this area encourages full oxygen exchange — that is, the beneficial trade of incoming oxygen for outgoing carbon dioxide. Not surprisingly, this type of breathing slows the heartbeat and can lower or stabilize blood pressure.
the diaphragm/belly
This phrase refers to the detrimental effects that holding onto personal issues, particularly those related to addiction or trauma, can have on recovery.
"secrets keep you sick"
This is a behavioral change program that helps individuals reduce their alcohol intake rather than quit drinking entirely.
Moderation Management
Traits that usually were developed early and served the addict and alcoholic as a means of survival. These traits may have been exacerbated during the development of the addiction.
Character defects
Is a 12 Step program that focuses on emotional sobriety. People in this group identify as being profoundly affected by the dysfunction in their families of origin, whether alcohol was present in the home or not.
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)
In therapy, we learn to recognize and identify that some thoughts, also referred to as ___________ are irrational and faulty beliefs that affect mental health and wellbeing.
Cognitive distortions
Is a recovery slogan used in Twelve Step programs. It represents three key ingredients needed for successful change and emotional sobriety:
Honest, Open, and Willing (H.O.W.)
a spectrum of strategies that includes safer use, managed use, abstinence, meeting people who use drugs “where they’re at,” and addressing conditions of use along with the use itself.
Harm Reduction Principles
This is defined as a personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism.
Spiritual Awakening