Vocabulary
A repeated activity that continues to cause harm to oneself or others.
What is an addiction?
What soft drink used to contain a stimulant that is now considered an illicit substance?
What is Coca-Cola / Coke?
Meditation, Mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery.
What is coping skills?
Although this little piggy did not stay home, it is the pig that represents swapping one addiction for another.
Who is the second of the Three Little Pigs?
In the movie "Finding Nemo" Nemo is this type of fish.
What is a clownfish?
One's failure to either admit or realize his or her addiction or to recognize and accept the harms it can cause.
What is denial?
This drug was originally marketed as a cough suppressant.
What is heroin?
Three things that should be avoided for a positive recovery.
What are people, places and things?
Who is Rumpelstiltskin?
This is the change of a gas into a liquid.
What is condensation?
People with common needs getting together to discover themselves and talk about the problems the struggle with.
This drug as an approved anesthetic in humans and was discontinued in 1965 because patients often became agitated, delusional, and irrational while recovering from its anesthetic effects.
What is PCP?
Making a conscious decision to abandon your recovery plan and return to your pre-treatment ways.
What is relapse?
This story starring a brother and sister pairing was used to illustrate that you can find you way back to sobriety if you were ever to get off the path.
What is Hansel and Gretel?
This Looney Tunes' character was originally light pink but was later changed to yellow due to concerns of him appearing naked.
A person, place, thing or event that can result in psychological and then physical relapse.
What is an activation point (trigger)?
This is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.
What is Tobacco? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
These will normally last 5 to 7 minutes if not entertained.
What is a craving / urge?
What is Little Red Riding Hood?
This series of books, later adapted into movies, is a love story between a human and a vampire or maybe a werewolf.
What is Twilight?
The metabolic process by which the toxic qualities of a poison or toxin are reduced by the body. Pertaining to addiction it is generally a medically supervised treatment for alcohol or drug addiction designed to purge the body of intoxicating or addictive substances.
What is detox?
There are now more than 13,000 people in this population who are struggling with addiction.
Who are newborn babies?
This recovery support system is faith based.
What is Celebrate Recovery?
In Jack and the Beanstalk, making a decision to try something different is illustrated by this action.
What is climbing up the beanstalk?
July 13th is dedicated to this fast-food side item in the United States.
What are french fries?