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-Uncontrollable craving for the drug -Loss of control -Use despite negative consequences - chronic, biological brain disease -Psychological dependence -Physical dependence
What is addiction
This step reveals character and your willingness to recover
What is step 6
_______ is a feeling of emotional strain, pressure, and a sense of overwhelming. You can experience this feeling from your environment, your body, and your thoughts.
What is stress?
A strong addictive urge that can pull you in a way you may not want to go if you are not careful
What is a Craving?
Recovery requires complete _______
What is honesty?
Where you spend 6 hours a day
What is the group room?
_____ is considered to be the most addictive drug in the U.S.
What is heroin?
God, I offer myself to Thee – to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of Life.
What is the third step prayer
Thinking about people, places, and things you used with, glamorizing your past use, lying, hanging out with old using friends, fantasizing about using, and planning your relapse around other people's schedules.
What are signs of mental relapse?
A type of therapy that focuses on challenging negative thoughts and changing them to positive ones in order to change behaviors.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
* A person to be an advocate * call in times of need *attend meetings with *To help guide you
What is a Sponsor?
___ is designed to lay the foundation for long term recovery. In this level of care, clients participate in 10 hours of primary process groups, and 10 hours of psychoeducational groups each week to learn the skills and tools necessary to regain control of their lives.
What is residential?
___________ is the fastest addicting drug
What is nicotine
Which step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past?
What is step four
_______ is a feeling of emotional strain, pressure, and a sense of overwhelming. You can experience this feeling from your environment, your body, and your thoughts.
What is resentment?
A common syndrome during early recovery that includes irritability, cravings, fatigue, cognitive impairment or frustration.
What is PAWS?
(Post-Acute Withdrawal Symptoms)
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely or tired. What can help you remember these circumstances?
What is H.A.L.T.
Violation of the rules may result in consequences and may result in __.
What is dismissal (from the program)?
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is Dopamine
Live and let live, Keep it simple, One day at a time, Let go and let God are examples of what?
What are 12 step slogans
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. List of reasons to remain sober.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan.
The first stage of treatment
What is Detoxification
Practicing _____. This means staying present in the moment.
What is mindfulness?
Client orientation at RTRWC includes a review of your rights as a client, as well as a right to file a ____ when you believe that the program or staff have violated your rights.
What is a grievance?
Memory loss, loss of attention span, irregular heart beat, increased risk for throat, mouth, larynx, breast, liver, colorectal, or esophageal cancer, irreversible liver damage, high blood pressure, etc.
What are long term effects of alcoholism?
Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship are? (hint, think of H.O.W.)
What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness.
In recovery, it is often helpful to think about whom you have hurt during your substance abuse and whether you need to do anything or say anything to repair the relationships that are most important to you. In the Twelve Step programs, this process is called ______.
What is making amends?
When you are pleased with yourself, resting on your laurels and lacking motivation in your recovery you are.....(lack motivation)
What is complacent?
Activities such as going for a short walk, deep breathing, calling a sober support, and having honest conversations are all forms of what?
What are coping skills?
___ is deep cleaning day meaning that all apartments are to be cleaned as a community.
What is Sunday?