Relapse
Who does AA encourage members to call that they trust to help them when cravings or urges arise.
Their sponsor
This common mental health condition involves persistent sadness, low energy, and loss of interest in activities.
Depression
This means having people you can lean on like friends, family, or others in treatment who help you stay on track.
Support System
This happens when your body gets used to a drug and needs more to feel the same effect.
Tolerance
This “thinking part” of the brain helps you make good choices and it gets stronger the longer you stay sober.
Prefrontal Cortex
This type of support comes from people who understand your experience and encourage your recovery journey.
Peer support
What is a co-occuring disorder?
A co-occuring disorder, also known as dual diagnosis, occurs when an individual has both a mental health condition and a substance use disorder.
This drug floods the brain with dopamine, damages brain cells, and can cause memory problems, mood swings, and paranoia.
Methamphetamine
What neurotransmitter is most affected by addiction?
Dopamine. It is the “feel‑good” chemical that is released during pleasurable activities and becomes dysregulated during substance use.
What does H.A.L.T stand for?
Hungry, angry, lonely and tired. Four states that can make relapse more likely.
Symptoms including flashbacks, mood changes, nightmares and anxiety are signs of what mental disorder?
PTSD
This evidence‑based therapy helps people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors linked to substance use.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
This term describes when someone uses multiple substances at the same time, increasing the risk of overdose and unpredictable effects.
Polysubstance use
When your brain feels threatened, it can go into this automatic state, making it hard to think clearly or calm down.
Survival mode
What are the three different types of relapses?
A mental relapse, emotional relapse and physical relapse
This grounding technique uses the five senses to help reduce anxiety in the moment.
The 5‑4‑3‑2‑1 technique.
This level of care provides structured treatment during the day but allows clients to return home at night.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
How much more potent is Fentanyl compared to Morphine?
100 times
Drugs and alcohol can change how the brain feels pleasure, which is called the brain’s ______ system.
Reward system
The greatest risk of relapse is in the first ____ days.
90 days
This type of therapy helps people understand how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected, and teaches skills to cope with difficult emotions and cravings.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
How many days does it take to rewire neuropathways?
21 days
What is the deadliest drug?
Tobacco
When we feel overwhelmed, this part of the brain can go into “alarm mode.”
The amygdala