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Recovery Strategies
How to be successful in the program
Making Changes in your life
Types of Relapse
Relapse Prevention
100
Give me three helpful ways to keep yourself busy in a healthy positive way.
Answers may vary
100

What percentage of treatment centers use the 12-step philosophy?

74%

100
Name some "new year" changes people make.
lose weight, quit smoking, workout more, etc.
100
Most urges usually last less than ___ to __ minutes.
15-30
100
A process that begins when you start slipping back into old behavior patterns.
Relapse
200

You don't recover from addiction by stopping use, you recover by creating a ____ ______ where it is easier not to use.

new life

200
It is important to be _________ with your counselor.
honest
200
Once you've practiced your new behavior for six months, you have reached what stage?
Maintenance
200
Give 3 signs of emotional relapse.
Anxiety, Anger, Isolation, etc.
200

Handling day to day _________ as they happen to help prevent relapse.

problems or feelings

300
__________ is not an optional part of recovery. It is essential to recovery.
Relaxation
300

Bill Wilson, founder of the 12-steps wrote his ideas in this:

The Big Book

300
Your best friend tells you that they think that you may have a drinking problem. You only drink 5 days a week but haven't look at this as a possibility. What stage would this be?
Precontemplation
300
Glamorizing your past use is an example of what kind of relapse?
Mental
300
How can nutrition help prevent relapse?
What you eat can affect how well you cope with pressure. Good healthy food will help with cravings and stress management and promote positive well-being.
400
What three categories do high-risk situations usually fall under?
People, places, or things
400
What does H.O.W mean and how does it relate to recovery?
Honest Open and Willing Be honest and open about your life including your past usage. Be willing to acknowledge and change the attitudes and behaviors that need to be changed and may be causing issues in your life.
400
Why is making changes to your life and behavior an essential and important part of your recovery?
answers may vary
400
What are the 3 stages of relapse?
Emotional, Mental, and Physical
400
You should have at least 3 ways to handle ____-_____ situations.
high- risk
500

What does SMART Recovery stand for?

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound

500

Which part of SMART do the questions who,what, where, why, etc. address?

Specific

500
According to the transtheoretical model of behavior change, change occurs in what 5 stages?
Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action and Maintenance
500
The signs of emotional relapse are also the symptoms of ___ -_____ withdrawal.
post-acute
500
You begin to isolate yourself form others and feel bored and lonely much of the time. This is a _____ _____.
danger signal