True or False
True or False:
Relapse is process. It doesn't "just happen"
True!
Relapse is a process, and there are typically warning signs prior to the physical act of relapse.
The short version of this skill is referred to as the "3D's"
Delay, Distract, Decide
This drug causes the most amounts of deaths in Canada
A) Cocaine
B) Fentanyl
C)Alcohol
D) Tobacco
D) Tobacco
A person, place, thing or event that can result in psychological and then physical relapse
Triggers (external)
Reading, exercising, painting, counting to 10, riding the wave
Distraction techniques
True or False:
some Withdrawals Symptoms can continue to happen 6 months to 2 years after you have stopped using
True!
This skill involves removing addictive cues (people, places, and things) from your life
Burning Bridges
At what age does your brain finish developing?
A)16
B)18
C)21
D)25
D)25
A very strong feeling or desire for something that typically passes.
Craving
100 bonus points if you can tell me how long it takes for a craving to pass
This approach aims to meet people where they are, either abstinence or controlled use, while decreasing risks of use
Harm Reduction
True or False:
In the DBT 3 states of mind (Clean, Clear, & Addiction mind), Clean mind is considered the safest place to be.
False
Clear mind (wise mind) is considered the safest place to be.
Clear mind is the synthesis of the other 2 minds. Clear mind recognizes the need for maintaining sobriety while simultaneously recognizing the ongoing addictive tendencies, urges, and triggers that could potentially result in relapse.
This skill involves thinking ahead to potentially triggering situations and creating a plan to help deal with high-risk situations
Plan/cope ahead
***Name a benefit of being in recovery***
Remembering the benefits of recovery continue to be important throughout your recovery.
These are something you set in relationships. These are limits of appropriate behavior between individuals.
Boundaries
**Name an effective refusal skill/technique**
Practicing and using these skills can aid in a successful recovery
True or False:
H.A.L.T is a skill that involves avoiding strong emotions that can lead to triggers and cravings.
200 Bonus points if you can name what H.A.L.T stands for.
True
H.A.L.T (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) involves listening to your body and emotional cues, and actively trying to solve, or avoid strong emotions that could lead to wanting to use.
This is when you are committed to your recovery, while acknowledging that there may be slips, or relapse and being prepared in the event this were to happen.
A) Burning Bridges
B) P.A.W.S
C) Dialectical Abstinence
D) Cravings
C) Dialectical Abstinence
When the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects
Tolerance
What is the Neurotransmitter (chemical) in your brain responsible for pleasure. Hint: substance use releases the same chemical
Dopamine
This happens when you are not engaging in proper self-care, lying, being over-confident, keeping paraphernalia, still hanging out with old friends and going to the same places where you’ve used before
Relapse (Physical)
True or False:
The six Stages of Change are: Pre-contemplation, Contemplation, Participation, Action, Maintenance and Relapse
False
Pre-contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance and Relapse
Learning occurs in an upward spiral, gaining knowledge from every step
This skill requires you to notice and observe your urges to come and go, rise high, go low and finally go away
What is Urge Surfing?
**Name an example of risky decision making**
Risky decision can be any small choice you make in the day that brings you closer to wanting to use.
This reviews an individuals internal and external triggers for substance use, the short-term positives and the long-term negatives.
Functional Analysis of Substance Use Behaviour
Being asked "Would you like to use" or a bar/drink menu at a restaurant
What is direct and indirect social pressure