What's under my bed
Most common addiction across the nation...
As of 2020, 79.5% of Americans abuse alcohol
Substance with a high death rate in the U.S., higher than suicide
Fentanyl
Professional specializing in treating mental & emotional disorders is known as...
Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Therapist, Counselor
What does HALT stand for?
What is HUNGRY, ANGRY, LONELY, TIRED?
True or False: A relapse prevention plan should not be revised and re-evaluated
False. A relapse prevention plan should be continually looked at and re-evaluated to ensure that it fits current feelings, situations, etc.
Gives you too much time to be with your own thoughts
isolation and boredom
A____ is always necessary for an individual to take control of their future sobriety and avoid future relapse.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan
Name three types of triggers and an example of each.
Social (seeing an old friend who you used to buy drugs from),
Emotional (intense feelings, depression, exhaustion, stress, etc)
Environmental (going to a party or driving by the location of a triggering event)
It is referred to as an inability to maintain behavior change over time.
What is a Relapse
Violent or aggressive behavior within the home. Is common after coming under the influence
Domestic Violence, assault, and theft
Abstain from ALL illicit drugs and alcohol...
Sobriety or Clean Time
Treatment that includes living onsite and receiving group and individual therapies.
Residential Facility
They help us manage our emotions related to difficult times to improve emotional health and help us grow as people. Behaviors, attitudes, and approaches
Healthy Coping skills
Identify an internal trigger.
Any negative thought or feeling
What are these....
Distract yourself
talk to someone
learn to ask for help
practice honesty
Journal Writing
Prayer
Calling you sponsor
Important skills for relapse prevention
A powerful desire for something that usually passes.
Craving
Can be Internal and external. Provocation to relapse
Trigger
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"...
Routine or structure
A realization period for someone suffering from addiction. It’s a stage where they will look outside of themselves, or inside of themselves, and find a newfound perspective or purpose.
Spiritual Awakening
Name an example of an external relapse trigger.
People, places, activities, objects, and situations
True or False
Relapse prevention starts by saying no just before you are about to use.
False. Saying "no" is the final and most difficult stage to stop, which is why people relapse.
With continued substance abuse the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure..
Dopamine
A higher power
What are two acronyms for
FEAR
Fu#%ck Everything And Run
Face Everything And Recover
I would also accept...
False Evidence Appearing Real
Most addictive substance
Sugar
"Exposure to ________ is associated with drug addiction in humans and can induce relapse and craving."
What is Stress
True of Faults
Signs of emotional relapse are also the symptoms of PAWS
True
Emotional relapse and PAWS have the same symptoms