Expectations
This should not be brought to group.
What is a cell phone?
Something that causes a craving or desire to use.
What is a trigger?
The organ that alcohol primarily affects.
What is the liver?
Name this step in AA: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
What is step four?
A set of interventions aimed at managing acute intoxication and withdrawal.
What is detox?
These are due every Monday morning to Maddison.
What are outside meeting attendance sheets?
A negative and unfair perception of individuals struggling with substance use and/or mental health.
What is stigma?
The brain chemical linked to pleasure and addiction.
What is dopamine?
A peer-led movement and community that utilizes Buddhist practices to support addiction recovery.
What is Recovery Dharma?
A service where someone with lived experience provides support and guidance to individuals in recovery.
What is a peer recovery mentor/coach/specialist?)
This needs to be completed by 3pm daily.
What is a 1st shift life skill?
This term refers to the condition where an individual experiences both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder simultaneously.
What is dual diagnosis?
On average, this takes 15-30 minutes to pass.
What is a craving?
DAILY DOUBLE: The second part of this common AA phrase: “Rarely have we seen a person fail…”
What is, "who has thoroughly followed our path"?
A short-term day and/or evening substance use disorder treatment service.
What is an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)?
This needs to be completed by an outside provider after each appointment and turned into case management, and can be found next to the RSS station?
What is a doctor's note/appointment verification form?
Actions that unintentionally support or encourage a person’s addiction.
What is enabling?
This class of drugs can cause high blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, and increased risk of heart attacks.
What are stimulants? (ie cocaine, ecstasy, nicotine, methamphetamine)
This peer-led, non-religious/spiritual program of recovery focuses on science-based interventions, such as CBT and Motivational Interviewing.
What is SMART Recovery?
The phone number available 24/7 to call or text in a mental health or substance use crisis.
What is 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline)?
This phase is required to go to at least four outside meetings and one in-house peer recovery meeting each week.
What is phase 2?
Strategies that aim to reduce the negative consequences of substance use.
What is harm reduction?
Long-term withdrawal symptoms like mood swings, fatigue, or insomnia.
What is post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS)?
The spiritual principle behind step 12
What is service?
Free accessible peer-led spaces that provide services and resources for individuals with substance use disorder and their families in Massachusetts?
What is a Peer Recovery Support Center?