Category Recovery & Sobriety 101
What does the acronym HALT stand for in recovery?
Answer: What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired.
What medication can reverse an opioid overdose?
Answer: What is Narcan (naloxone)
What is the free 24/7 crisis hotline in Colorado that offers mental health support and substance use help?
Answer: What is Colorado Crisis Services
Call 1-844-493-TALK (8255) or text "TALK" to 38255.)
(Source: Colorado Crisis Services)
True or False: Drinking too much caffeine or energy drinks can increase anxiety and cravings in early recovery?
Answer: True
What does a peer recovery coach do?
Answer: What is provide non-clinical support and connect people to resources.
What is the minimum suggested length of sober living stay for better recovery outcomes?
Answer: What is 6 months
True or False: Fentanyl can be found in non-opioid drugs like cocaine and pressed pills?
Answer: What is true
Where is a walk-in crisis center in the Denver Metro area for immediate mental health or substance use support?
Answer: What is the Denver Walk-In Crisis Center at 4353 E. Colfax Ave or the Englewood Crisis Center at 6509 S. Santa Fe Drive
(Source: Colorado Crisis Services)
What free fitness program in Denver is designed for people in recovery?
Answer: What is Phoenix Multisport Gym.
What is one benefit of attending recovery meetings like AA, NA, S.M.A.R.T, or Dharma?
Answer: What is accountability, social support, or learning from others’ experiences.
Name one common relapse trigger people face in early recovery.
Answer: What is stress, relationships, boredom, or overconfidence
What law in Colorado protects people from drug charges if they call 911 for an overdose?
Answer: What is the Good Samaritan Law.
What Denver Metro organization provides free Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and harm reduction services?
Answer: What is the Harm Reduction Action Center in Denver or Mile High Behavioral Healthcare in Aurora
Source: Harm Reduction Action Center / MHBHC
What is a good way to avoid burnout when working and maintaining recovery?
Answer: What is setting boundaries, taking breaks, staying connected with support, and practicing self-care.
What is a “sponsor” in a 12-step program?
Answer: What is a person with more recovery time who helps guide someone through the steps.
What step number in a 12-step program is about making amends?
Answer: What is Step 9?
Name one Denver location where you can get free Narcan.
Answer: What is Denver Health, Harm Reduction Action Center, or WellPower.
If someone in the Denver Metro area needs help finding emergency shelter, what number can they call?
Answer: What is 2-1-1 Colorado
Source: 211 Colorado
What is one financial tip for someone rebuilding life after addiction?
Answer: What is creating a budget, opening a checking account, or avoiding payday loans.
True or False: Peer support is only helpful in early recovery.
Answer: What is false (Peer support is helpful at all stages of recovery.)
What does “Recovery Capital” mean in long-term sobriety?
Answer: What is the total amount of resources (personal, social, and community) that support recovery)
What are two key signs of an opioid overdose?
Answer: What is slow breathing, blue lips, unresponsiveness, or pinpoint pupils.
Name one employment resource in Denver that helps people in recovery get jobs.
Answer: What is The Empowerment Program, Cross-purpose, or Second Chance Center.
What is one healthy coping skill to deal with stress in sobriety?
Answer: What is deep breathing, exercise, journaling, or calling a peer support/Sponsor.
Name one way to give back to the recovery community.
Answer: What is volunteering, mentoring someone, or sharing your story at meetings.
(Source: Recovery Advocacy Groups)