What Does That Mean?
This is the use of mood-altering drugs that interferes with or has a negative effect on a person’s life.
What is drug abuse?
This is the most common used stimulant.
What is caffeine?
This is the situation or incident that begins the cycle of addiction.
What is the activating event?
This is the prayer often said at the beginning or end of AA meetings.
What is the serenity prayer?
Individuals experiencing a lack of confidence in staying sober or not being able to stay in recovery is experiencing this relapse warning sign.
What is fear of failure?
This can be described as a primary, chronic, and disabling condition with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and outcome. It involves compulsion, loss of control, and continued use despite negative consequences
What is addiction?
The differences between weak stimulants and strong stimulants are more noticeable at lower doses. At higher doses their differences become...
What is less noticeable?
These are the emotions people often experience after they have used and come down from the use.
What are guilt and shame?
These are people from 12 step meetings that guide other attendee through the 12 steps and recovery.
What are sponsors?
Individuals who are avoid social engagements or social situation is experiencing this relapse warning sign.
What is isolation?
These occur when individuals cut down or stop their substance and are typically the opposite of the effect produced by the drug
What are withdrawal symptoms?
This becomes stronger and faster when someone uses a stimulant.
What is heart beat?
This occurs right after the activating event.
What is the initial thought?
This explains the principles of the AA program and tells the stories of others who have gotten sober through AA.
What is the Big Book or Alcoholics Anonymous?
Individuals who fantasize about being rescued or escaping somehow rather than planning or working toward a goal is experiencing this relapse warning sign.
What is wishful thinking?
This is the physical process that occurs during addiction and describes what happens when a person uses a certain drug over a long period of time. The cells in the body become used to the drug and adapt to the presence of the drug.
What is physical dependence?
This is caused when people use stimulants and the stimulant makes them more aware of their surroundings, so that they hear noises and see movements that they would normally ignore.
What is paranoia?
These are things people tell themselves to justify there use before they use a substance.
What are permission statements?
This is the only requirement for membership in a Twelve Step fellowship.
What is the desire to stop using alcohol or other drugs?
Individuals who are starting but not finishing projects or have big ideas but lack the follow-through is experiencing this relapse warning sign.
What is lack of planning?
This describes a situation in which the body becomes extremely sensitive to a drug.
What is Reverse tolerance (also called “kindling”)?
This is the step in the cycle that come after the initial thought and the initial feeling.
What is fantasizing about using or using thoughts?
This is an alternative to Twelve Step groups and uses principles that come from cognitive-behavioral therapy to guide members in getting and staying sober.
What is SMART Recovery?
Individuals who focus on one problem are or ruminate constantly about one thing is experiencing this relapse warning sign.
What is tunnel vision?