How To Deal With Cravings
Making a deliberate effort to focus your attention on the present moment while experiencing a craving, is referred to as:
(eg. meditation, breathing techniques, 54321 technique, etc.)
A drug that leads to more addictive drugs is called an abused substance.
True or false?
False: A gateway drug
For the best chance of staying sober, what is the MINIMUM length of time a person should stay in treatment?
A. 90 days
B. 30 days
C. 60 days
90 days
What has six faces, but does not wear makeup, has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see?
A die (dice)
Continuing to hang around places and engage in activities that you associate with using sets you up for relapse. If you’re feeling the urge to use because you’re surrounded by reminders of your old life, you need to _____ yourself from the situation.
Remove
Wine is most likely the oldest alcoholic drink, and is the most popular alcoholic beverage worldwide.
True or False?
False: Beer
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities to participate in.
Relapse Prevention Plan
How many months have 28 days?
All of them.
Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step groups play a vital role in maintaining sobriety by providing you with access to a community of people who understand the challenges you’re facing. Going to a ______ can help you manage cravings by reminding you that you’re not alone and showing you that a lasting recovery is possible no matter what obstacles you’ve struggled with in the past.
Meeting
Stimulants, when taken for long periods, can induce a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoid delusions called psychosis.
True or false?
True
Situations, feelings or events that make you want to use/ relapse?
Triggers
You have me today, Tomorrow you'll have more; As your time passes, I'm not easy to store; I don't take up space, But I'm only in one place; I am what you saw, But not what you see. What am I?
Memories
Cravings are short lived, with research showing that intensity diminishes after 15 to 30 minutes. This means the best way to beat a craving may be to simply _____ yourself until it passes.
(eg. Watch a movie, Read a book, Spend time in nature, Write in your journal)
Distract/Distraction Techniques
Alcoholic’s anonymous was created in 1936.
True or False?
False- 1935
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
Dopamine
What can you catch but never throw?
A cold.
Knowing when to turn to your support network is an essential part of building a successful sober life for yourself. If you’re struggling with a craving, ____ a friend or supportive family member.
Call.
Talking to someone about what you’re feeling can help strengthen your resolve to not fall prey to your cravings.
Genetic makeup of genes are responsible for 40-60 % of the total risk for developing a substance use disorder
True or False?
True
H.A.L.T. is a practice people trying to abstain from alcohol can use to help resist the urge to drink when feeling triggered. They check in with themselves and ask how they are feeling using prompts that start with H, A, L, and T. What feelings do each of these four letters stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What is it?
Your shadow.