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It is estimated that this percent of people in need of substance use disorder treatment feel they do not have a problem
What is 95%
Many people in early recovery still have tendency to do this mental process, which in turn can enable the substance use to continue or even grow
What is Justify Substance abuse
SMART is an acronym that stands for this
What is Self Management And Recovery Training.
Some high risk situations to avoid are to not allow yourself to get too tired, angry, lonely or hungry. This acronym is designed to help people remember these triggers
What is HALT
General rule of thumb is that a person must have this much time of uninterrupted sobriety in order to sponsor someone else
What is two years
Statistically speaking, this holiday provides the highest rate of drunk driving accidents and arrests
What is Thanksgiving
When a person enters a detox treatment program they will typically receive medical clearance after this many days
What is 5-7 days
SMART Recovery's main focus is for individuals to develop these two skills
What is Self empowerment and self reliance
One of the most common, and effective, coping skills a person in early recovery can possess is characterized as "a sequence of behaviors regularly followed
What is a routine
The first symptom a person experiences within the disease model as an indication that their use is becoming problematic.
What is increase in tolerance
It is estimated that this many people die each year as a direct result of alcohol abuse
What is 88,000
People/places and objects that can cause people to have thoughts associated with past use, or enable future use.
What are relapse triggers
In being SMART about your recovery, a person must acknowledge that you can only control the present and must make peace with this aspect of life
What is the past
Initial perceptions of oneself, other people or situations that need to be challenged
What are cognitive distortions
This is the only requirement for a person to meet in order to be welcomed at an AA or NA meeting
What is possess the desire to stay sober
According to AA, a person is this percent more likely to achieve long term sobriety if they obtain and meet regularly with a sponsor
What is 66%
This acronym is an indicator to let people know that life in early recovery can have pockets of difficulty, even when they are doing everything right.
What is PAWS
This is a clinical condition where an individual will not acknowledge their use as problematic regardless of how SMART they are
What is Denial
This term refers to a mode of thinking where a person will empower themselves to achieve a goal via review of past instances of personal success
What is Self Efficacy
Our brain learns by ________ and _________.
What is repetition and reward
It is estimated that approximately this percent of parents talk to their children about the dangers associated with substance abuse
What is 33%
Re-occurring behaviors associated with past use that could put an individual at risk for relapse.
What are relapse warning signs
In effort to change our outlook and perceptions about ourselves and others around us, a person must "B" able to challenge these personal opinions
What are Beliefs?
For a person to truly learn from past behaviors they must first process this emotion that is the result of violating moral guidelines
What is Guilt
Individual in early recovery must make honesty a priority and avoid doing this behavior where they will withhold information to avoid being dishonest
What is Omission