Recovery
A process that begins when you start slipping back into old behavior patterns.
What is Relapse?
What does T4C stand for?
What is Thinking for A Change?
Explain what an internal trigger is.
What is when something happens on the inside that causes someone to want to use drugs?
What is a 12-Step Program?
What is Support groups to overcome addictions/addictive behaviors?
It affects the brain and makes you very energetic and alert.
What is cocaine/crack
During the first days after substance use is stopped, some people experience difficult symptoms, is called what?
What is Withdrawal Stage?
Name 3 social skills
Explain what an external trigger is.
What is when something happens in my environment that causes me to want to use drugs?
What are 3 different types of 12-Step Meetings?
Responses may vary- EX: What is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Cocaine Anonymous (CA)?
It looks like fine, white crystalline powder, grainy brown substance, dark brown sticky gum
What is Heroin?
From 6 weeks to 5 months after clients stop using, they may experience a variety of annoying and troublesome symptoms. These symptoms—difficulties with thoughts and feelings—are caused by the continuing healing process in the brain. This period iscalled the Wall.
What is Protracted Abstinence Stage?
When stating the problem, how must you describe what happened?
What is objectively (stating the facts)?
Give 3 examples of external triggers.
Responses may vary (i.e. What is family smoking, going to the club, passing the alcohol aisle at the grocery store, etc.?)
True or False. 12 Step Programs are religious.
False
Symptoms of dry mouth, increased appetite, calm, relaxed feeling, panic, anxiety, impaired short term memory and coordination, hallucinations, increased heart rate.
What is cannabis?
What are the 4 Stages of Recovery?
What is 1) Withdrawal Stage; 2) Early Abstinence Stage; 3) Protracted Abstinence; 4) Readjustment Stage?
What are warning signs?
What is physical reactions, risk thoughts, and risk feelings?
Give 3 examples of internal triggers.
Reponses may vary (i.e. What is depression, anxiety, anger, etc.?)
A person that guides a newcomer through the 12 Step Program process.
What is a sponsor?
Comes in forms of Tablets, blotting paper and is a Hallucinogen
What is LSD?
5 Common Challenges in Early Recovery
What is (1) friends and associates who use, (2) anger/irritability, (3) substances in the home, (4) boredom/loneliness, (5) special occasions?
What is the main goal of Cognitive Self Change?
What is to effect change in thinking so that behavior is positively impacted. Thinking controls behavior!
Name three signs of alcohol overdose.
What is Vomiting, blacking out, passing out, cold/clammy skin, slurring, lack of muscle coordination?
Fill in the blanks for The Serenity Prayer:
God grant me the (1)_______ to accept the things I cannot (2)________, the (3)________ to change the things I can, and the (4)_________ to know the difference.
What is (1) Serenity, (2) Change, (3) Courage, (4) Wisdom
You know someone is using this drug because they will have Dilated pupils, Blurred vision, Restlessness, Tremors, “Tweaking” (combination of anxiety and hallucinations.
What is Meth?