Seeking Safety
Relapse Prevention
Coping Skills
Drug Effects
Stats
Anger Management
Miscellaneous
100

The first two topics in Seeking Safety

What are safety and PTSD

100

Situations, feelings, or individuals that cause your brain to crave substances; if you're unaware of them they would be a factor for relapse

What is triggers

100

The practice of taking an active role in regularly doing things that improve your well-being and happiness.  Also aids in managing stress. 

What is self care

100

This drug has been linked to paranoia, panic, anxiety, poor coordination, and depression.

What is Marijuana 

100

Drug overdose deaths have ________ since 1990.

More than tripled.

100

It is ok to express our anger

What is true? As long as it is expressed appropriately!

100

Harmful in recovery and can be things we tell ourselves to talk us into using again

What are relapse justification thoughts

200

The stages of healing from PTSD and substance abuse

What is safety, mourning, and reconnection 

200

This method encourages simply observing a craving or an urge, and noticing the experience of the urge itself, accepting it, and allowing it to pass, rather than attempting to fight it or act on it.  With time, a craving or an urge will run its course and fade away

What is urge surfing

200

Phrases you say to yourself to help you get through distressing situations

What is affirmations or positive self-talk

200

This drug can cause psychosis, memory loss, hallucinations, aggressive or violent behavior, and mood disturbances.

What is Methamphetamine

200

More than _____% of people who have an addiction started to drink alcohol or use drugs before they were 18 years old.

90

200

If someone hurts my feelings or does something to make me upset, I should.....

What is use "I statements," in order to discuss it, walk away, ignore, use coping/grounding skills, etc.

200

What does the acronym HALT stand for

What is hungry, angry, lonely, and tired 

300

A set of simple strategies to detach from emotional pain

What is grounding

300

Believing in our ability so greatly that it can cause us setbacks or problems in relation to recovery and mental health

What is overconfidence 

300

A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts and bodily sensations

what is mindfulness

300

This drug affects the part of the brain that controls movement, speech, judgement and memory.

What is Alcohol

300

A 2020 CDC and the National Institute on Drug Abuse study found __ out of __ people who experience addiction eventually recover.

3 out of 4 or 75% of people

300

MY Feelings, Thoughts, and Beliefs are very important and YOUR feelings, thoughts, and beliefs are unimportant.

What is aggressive communication/behavior

300

Progress not _____.

What is perfection

400

Safety, PTSD, red flags and green flags, and dethatching from emotional pain (grounding) are topics of what

What is seeking safety

400

Names and contact information; description of your specific triggers; identification of healthy coping skills; and how you can intervene when triggers are activated.

What is relapse prevention plan

400

A selection of helpful _____________ exercises that my help to keep your mind and body connection when confronted by flashbacks or intense memories

What are grounding exercises 

400

Long term use of this drug can cause permanent damage to the liver, kidneys and heart and can cause sleep deprivation and loss of appetite leading to malnutrition in those who use daily.

What is Crack Cocaine

400

The average number of recovery attempts before success is ___, though the median number is just ___.

The average number of recovery attempts before success is 5, though the median number is just 2.

400

Anger Automatically leads to aggression: True or False

What is false

400

The process that happens over time

What is the recovery process

500

The compulsive use of a substance resulting in physical, psychological, or social harm and continued use despite harm

What is Substance abuse

500
Circumstances in which an individual's attempt to refrain from a particular behavior is threatened

What is a high risk situation

500

This category of coping  skills includes watching movies and reading books

what are distractions 
500

This drug causes a feeling of euphoria or a rush which is often followed by a state that alternates between drowsiness and wakefulness for several hours.

What is Heroin 

500

__ in __ people will develop a substance use disorder in their lives.

1 in 7 people will develop a substance use disorder in their lives.

500

The split second that we have where we think, and make a decision 

What is "The Pause"

500
Refusing to admit the truth about addiction and its consequences to ourselves

What is denial

600

Everyone name 1 coping skill you can use.

 Various answers

600

The three A's to help manage painful and difficult emotions

What is aware, answer and act

600

How are coping skills helpful?

what is builds confidence, manages emotions, helps us tackle challenges, etc.

600

It is the fastest addicting drug.

What is Nicotine 

600

Almost 21 million Americans have at least 1 addiction, yet only __% of them receive treatment.

10%

600

Standing up for your rights in a way that is respectful of other people.

What is assertive communication

600

Three stages of a relapse 

What are emotional, mental, and physical relapse

700

What how many ounces counts as 1 drink for beer, wine, and liquor?

One 12-oz beer

One 5-oz glass of wine

One shot of hard liquor (1.5 oz)

700

Altering your interpretation or belief about the activating event and in doing so, change the consequences you experience, including pain and difficult emotions and using alcohol and drugs to self-medicate those feelings

What is the core belief system

700

True or false

Coping skills are only used to help you relax

What is False 

Managing stress, anxiety, and depression is not always relaxing it sometimes takes hard work

700

This substance in high doses can cause an increase in blood pressure and heart rate and cause the heart to actually beat harder

What is caffeine 

700

About __% of Americans who have depression or an anxiety disorder also have a substance use disorder.

20%

700

True or False

Assertive, Aggressive, Passive, and Passive-Aggressive responses are LEARNED behaviors; they are not innate, unchangeable traits.

What is true

700

This holiday has the highest number of drunken driving accidents.

What is Thanksgiving 

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