DWI Intervention

Terminology

100

A complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by compulsive use of a substance despite harmful consequences

Addiction

200

The act of not using/drinking

Sobriety or Abstinence

300

The main ingredient in alcoholic drinks.

Ethanol

400

Slang used to describe a person who has achieved physical sobriety but continues to exhibit unhealthy, negative behaviors (such as poor impulse control or ongoing anger). [1]

Dry Drunk

500

Needing more and more of a drug to feel the same effect because the body has adapted to it.

Tolerance

Recovery Themes

100

Journaling, listening to music, praying, exercise, sleep, drawing, mindfulness.

coping skills

200

Some common types of ongoing support for alcohol addiction include:

• Step-down treatment: If you have completed an inpatient treatment program, you may want to transition to an outpatient program, which is less intensive and has less structure, but still provides professional care.
• Sober living homes: Sober living homes are transitional facilities with less structure, but are still geared toward supporting a life centered around recovery.
• Group support meetings: Attending support meetings can help you stay sober with the help of peer support and guidance; examples include 12-step meetings, SMART Recovery groups, or online AA meetings that help you stay connected to your recovery community.

Relapse Prevention/ Sobriety Maintenance

300

Detox, Inpatient Treatment, PHP, IOP

Treatment for SUD

400

Taking ownership of one's actions and their impact on oneself and others. 

Responsibility

500

Alcohol consumption in excess can have short- and long-term consequences on your health. Depending on how much you drink in one sitting, binge drinking can be lethal and may cause blackouts in which you experience periods of not knowing where you were or what you were doing. Blackouts can lead to hazardous situations and increase your risk of accidents, injuries, or altercations.

Effects of Alcoholism

Relapse Protection

100

Events, circumstances, people, places, things that increase the desire to use.  

Trigger

200

A Desire To Experience the Positive Effects of Drug/Alcohol

Craving

300

happens when a person stops maintaining his or her goal of reducing or avoiding use of alcohol or other drugs and returns to previous levels of use.

Relapse

400

 use of coping skills, recovery tools and mindfulness exercises to diminish the likelihood or re-occurrence of relapse.

Relapse Prevention

500

• Building awareness around the potential negative consequences of encountering high-risk situations and thoughts that associate substance use with good outcomes (i.e., it challenges positive expectancies surrounding substance use)

people, places, things

12 Step Groups and Terminology

100

The opposite of acceptance. A symptom that an alcoholic or addict is still suffering, and has not yet given themselves over to their Higher Power

Denial

200

A member who has been a part of the group for a fair amount of time, meaning they have been sober for some time, who takes a newcomer under their wing.

Sponsor

300

The organization was created to help families and loved ones of alcoholics find their own recovery

Al-Anon/Alateen

400

Set of guiding principles that help members recognize their errors, make amends, and learn to live a new life.

12 Steps

500

Placing faith and trust into  something greater than oneself, which can be interpreted in various ways.

Higher Power