Abstinence
"self-imposed restrain on yourself from an indulgence"
What is one definition of Abstinence?
this attempts to reduce the adverse consequences of drug use among persons who continue to use drugs.
What is Harm Reduction?
A return to a normal state of health, mind and strength
What is Recovery?
when an individual who is in recovery from drug or alcohol abuse returns to substance use
What is a relapse?
The number of Americans that have resolved a significant substance abuse problem in their life
What is one out of ten?
Anyone who prevents himself/herself from drinking alcohol or other mind altering substances
What is an abstinent?
The Harm reduction model prioritizes reducing the ________ consequences of a person's substance use over complete abstinence.
What is negative?
To be able to accomplish long-term sobriety, Recovery involves these three things....
What is encouragement, inspiration, and support?
One of the top 10 relapse prevention skills includes HALT, which stands for....
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired?
In the video, "Total Abstinence", this is what the facilitator called his total abstinence process
"what is 0% tolerance?"
Reducing Temptation, Reduces Risk of Relapsing, Makes Goals Clearer, Makes it easier to seek Professional Help, and Increases the likelihood of Long Term Sobriety.
What are the benefits of Abstinence?
What is death, medical complications, financial consequences, legal consequences or relationship strain?
Recovery is unique to each person based on these three things.
What are treatment goals, personal history and individual experiences?
In this stage of relapse, a person starts to consider use of a substance usually to cope with difficult emotions or perhaps to celebrate happy ones.
What is a mental relapse?
vein damage, Hepatitis C, HIV,
What are risks of using Illegal Drugs?
A Fancy Name for something that we all experience after we give in to an urge.
What is the Abstinence Violation Effect?
If someone is not willing to completely stop using drugs and alcohol, they may be will to practice this.
What is moderation?
Whereas Abstinence is often temporary, Recovery is this....
What is a lifelong process?
This is a relapse prevention skill that can be done by setting up and following a structured sleep, exercise, and eating schedule.
What is self-care?
Mixing these two drugs can result in slowing the heart right down into a coma
one drink is never enough, friends derailing your abstinence, medical complication may require total abstinence, psychological and emotional toll, what will it cost you at home?
Why total abstinence in recovery is key to long term sobriety?
If the risks of using illegal drugs include overdosing, dealing with the police, it being riskier to buy and making it harder to know what is in the substance, the harm reduction may include......
What are buying from people you know, start taking a lower dose and see how your body responds, use the buddy system, and/or drink water?
Living an honest and a well-rounded life, managing and taking care of urges to use, control of emotions, thoughts, and actions, and sustaining and creating motivation.
What are the four main principles of Recovery?
If you are practicing this relapse prevention technique, you think out what will happen in your mind until the very end, imagine what will happen in the short term and long term future if you decide to use substances. You think of consequences that would occur if you use or did not use.
What is Play the Tape Through?
This is the first step in how to handle a slip in your recovery
What is "GET OUT OF THE SITUATION?"