Just Another Statistic
Life In Early Recovery
Be SMART about it
Coping For A Cure
Recovery Rulz
100
It is estimated that this percent of people in need of alcohol treatment feel they do not have a problem
95%
100
Many people in early recovery still have a tendency to do this, which in turn can enable continued substance use
Justify Substance Use
100
SMART Recovery's main focus for treatment is for individuals to develop these two skills
What are Self-Empowerment and Self-Reliance
100
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, tired, angry or lonely. This acronym synonymous with stop will help you remember that
What is HALT
100
General rule of thumb is that a person must have this much time of uninterrupted sobriety in order to be a sponsor to someone else
What is two years
200
Statistically speaking, this holiday provides the highest rate of DUI and OUI arrests and accidents caused by substance use
Thanksgiving
200
When a person enters a detox treatment program, they usually receive medical clearance after this many days
What is 5-7 days
200
S.M.A.R.T broken down stands for this
What is Self-Management And Recovery Training
200
This is a clinical condition where an individual will not acknowledge their substance use as a problem in spite of overwhelming evidence
What is denial
200
This is the first symptom that a person experiences as a sign that they are developing a substance use disorder
What is Increase in Tolerance
300
It is estimated that this many people die each year as a direct result of alcohol abuse
88,000
300
People, places and objects that cause people to have thoughts associated with substance use
What are Triggers
300
In being SMART about your recovery, you must acknowledge that you can only control the present and must put this behind you
What is the past
300
Initial perceptions of one-self, other people and situations that need to be challenged
What are Cognitive Distortions
300
This is the only requirement for an individual to meet in order to be a member of Alcoholics or Narcotics Anonymous
What is Possess the desire to stay sober
400
According to AA, a person is this percentage more likely to achieve long-term sobriety if they obtain and meet regularly with a sponsor
66%
400
Following a detox, a person in recovery will continue to experience symptoms of emotional/psychological withdrawal known by this acronym
What is PAWS (Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome)
400
This step is typically the most essential and most difficult to make in early recovery
What is Step One
400
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
400
Individuals in early recovery must make honesty a priority and avoid doing this in which a person may withhold certain information to avoid being dishonest
What is Omission
500
It is estimated that approximately this percent of parents talk to their children about the dangers associated with substance abuse
33%
500
Re-occurring behaviors associated with past substance use that could put an individual at risk for relapse
What are Relapse Warning Signs
500
In effort to change our outlook and perceptions about ourselves and people around us.. We must "B" able to challenge these personal opinions
What are Beliefs
500
For a person to truly learn from errors of past behavior they must first process this emotion that serves as an indicator that you have violated a moral guideline
What is Guilt
500
Most Recovery programs encourage people to avoid initiating these types of relationships in early recovery
What are Intimate Relationships
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