Recovery Terms
A person, place, thing or event that can result in psychological and then physical relapse.
Trigger
This is a person’s overall self-worth or personal value; critical to build up in recovery
Self Esteem
What is the Elev8 Recovery Song
Aint No Stoppin Us Now
Alcohol is the oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes
True
What travels around the world but stays in one spot?
A Stamp
What is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
Dopamine
This is a practice to help you focus your mind, practice patience, and accept your thoughts.
Meditation
Which step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past?
Step 4
12 step programs require insurance
False
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
A state of psychological tension in which one is pulled in two different directions: to stay the same or to make changes.
Ambivalence
Playing out what will happen in your mind until the very end is called what
Consequential thinking
How many Elev8 programs are there?
3
Approximately 30 million Americans smoke cigarettes
True
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
Trying to protect a person from facing the consequences of their drug related problems
Enabling
Some high-risk situations to avoid are known as H.A.L.T. - what does H.A.L.T stand for?
Hungry, angry, lonely, or tired
What are the 5 stages of change?
Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
Using alcohol and drugs is the only way to negatively affect the pleasure center of the brain
False
You can hold it without using your hands or your arms. What is it?
Your breath
How does Stigma play a role in addiction
Personal answer
Our brains learn new patterns by ________ and _________.
Repetition and Reward
Fentanyl is involved in what percentage of drug overdose deaths each year.
70
According to recent stat, approximately 50 people in the U.S. die each day due to fatal opioid overdose.
False - 130
What continues to go up and down without moving?
Stairs.