Recovery 1
Most common addiction across the nation...
What is alcohol?
68% of Americans aged 18 and older used alcohol in the last year.
Substance with a high death rate in the U.S., higher than suicide
What is Fentanyl?
Process by which the body rids itself of a drug...
What is Detoxification?
Name one coping skill that can be used in recovery.
Any healthy skill - journaling, meditation, walking, calling sponsor, etc.
Professional specializing in treating mental & emotional disorders is known as...
What is a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Therapist, Counselor?
HALT stands for...
Hungry, angry, lonely and tired
Who is the best counselor ever?
Higher Power
Is the fastest addicting drug...
What is Nicotine?
Gives you too much time to be with your own thoughts
What is isolation/boredom?
True or False: all triggers are external
False
Feelings of extreme sadness, shame, guilt and/or dispair...
What is Depression?
Feelings of worry, uneasiness, or dread...
What is Anxiety?
Name one strategy that can be used to prevent relapse.
Calling support, attending meetings, self care, coping skills
What does FACTS stand for?
facing the wreckage of our past
accepting responsibility
collaborating with team
trusting the process
seeking total abstinence resposibility
Violent or aggressive behavior within the home.
What is Domestic Violence?
Stress disorder AFTER traumatic event...
What is PTSD?
Abstain from ALL illicit drugs and alcohol...
What is Sobriety or being clean?
What does "P.A.W.S" stand for?
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
What is doing the same over and over and expecting different results?
Insanity
What is any negative thought or feeling while in recovery?
Triggers
It is referred to as an inability to maintain behavior change over time.
What is a Relapse?
A powerful desire for something that usually passes.
What is a Craving?
Name two common internal triggers
Stress, loneliness, anger, boredom, sadness, anxiety.
1st symptom experienced as a sign you're developing a substance abuse disorder...
what is Increased tolerance?
What is two people engaging in a private conversation during a meeting?
Crosstalk
Cravings usually last about how long if you don't give in?
15-30 minutes
What is the difference between a lapse and a relapse?
Lapse = single use/slip
Relapse = returning to an old pattern of use
Person who guides you through the steps and principals.
What is a sponsor?
With continued substance abuse, the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure..
What is Dopamine?
Something greater than yourself in recovery
What is a higher power?
What is the first step of the 12 steps?
Admitting powerlessness over addiction and that life had become unmanageable.
What is the difference between a trigger and a craving?
A trigger causes the thought or urge. A craving is the actual strong desire to use.
WHAT IS CROSS ADDICTION
What is harm reduction?
Harm reduction = strategies to reduce risks and negative consequences of use
Examples: needle exchange, safe use education
What does "people, places and things" mean in relapse prevention?
Old environment and associations linked to substance use can trigger cravings or relapse.