Triggers
Relapse Prevention Skills
Substance Use Effects of Mental Health
Substance Addiction Facts
Drug Facts
100

These are feelings that people have before or during drinking alcohol or using other drugs  

Internal Triggers

100

When you think out what will happen in your mind until the very end. Imagine what will happen in the short and long-term future 

Playing the Tape

100

I mimic the symptoms of an anxiety disorder, including trouble sleeping, have difficulty concentrating, be restless and impatient, and have poor judgment. 

Methamphetamine

100

There are 6,469,952 Black spots in this movie. Yes, someone counted them all. 

101 Dalmatians

100

Out of 35 alcoholics, how many have never received treatment. 

34

200

I helped Yzma in her plot to kill the emporer.

Kronk

200

These are the most common feelings for many recovering people and by doing a regular inventory of the feelings can help prevent the risk of relapse 

H.A.L.T.

200

This mean that interactions between these two disorders can worse the course of both and this is why it is hard to treat Co-Occurring disorders

Comorbidity

200

How many Americans (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in 2022? 

46.8 million

200

Name five things that will affect how many drinks it will take an individual to get intoxicated.


  • A person’s body size and composition
  • Overall health
  • What and how much someone recently ate
  • Dehydration
  • Percentage of alcohol content in drinks consumed
  • Rate and amount of alcohol consumption,
  • Ethnicity
  • Hormones
  • Sleep
  • Our mood
  • Mixing alcohol with energy drinks or carbonated beverages
  • Mixing alcohol with other drugs
300

These are reminders that put people in a mental and emotional place of distress, pain, anger, frustration, and other strong emotions 

Triggers

300

These types of coping skills help you gain self-awareness and help you accomplish daily tasks, overcome unhealthy thoughts or feelings, feel more in-control and less overwhelmed, and reduce the risk of relapse. 

Grounding techniques and/or mindfulness techniques. 

300

I mask people's mental health symptoms making people falsely feel relaxed, less anxious, more social, sleep better, be in a happier mood and less focus on negative things going on in life. 

Alcohol

300

This plays about 40% to 60% of a person risk of addiction. 

Genetics

300

It features more Elvis songs than any movie actually starring Elvis

Lilo and Stitch

400

These are related to the senses of sight, sound, taste, and touch. 

Sensory Triggers

400

In what Disney Film, will you find friends Tod and Copper?

Fox and the Hound

400

This many adults have both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder, make it difficult to determine if one caused the other or which one came first. 

21.5 Million 

400

Since 2000 there are nearly 1 million of these

Drug Overdose (does NOT include alcohol deaths)

400

What percent of all suicides and violent crimes, are caused by alcohol and drugs.

50%

500

These are the people, places, and things associated with drinking alcohol or using other drugs 

External Triggers 

500

This releases neurotransmitters in your brain, many of which trigger feel-good chemicals resulting in relaxation, happiness, and pain reduction. It also increased oxygen flow, also encourages your body to exhale toxins. This is an excellent relapse prevention technique because it can be utilized virtually anywhere without anyone knowing you’re doing it. 

Deep Breathing

500

What is the name of Simba's Uncle?

Scar

500

This many young people use an illegal drug by the time they graduate from high school. 

47%

500

What percent of all domestic violence reports are related to alcohol or drugs. 

80%

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