Treatment
Taking responsibility for the part you play in any given situation
What is accountability
these are strong when you prioritize your recovery and are able to say "no" to others
What are boundaries?
Admitting you are powerless over a drug is this step
What is Step 1?
This route of administration produces the fastest effect of a substance
What is intravenous (IV)?
These are the two kinds of monitors you might be on as a condition of your parole
What are GPS and curfew?
What is addiction?
The official text of AA/NA
What is the Big Book?
This prayer is recited at every meeting and refers to awareness of the things you can/cannot change
What is the serenity prayer?
This substance is 50 times stronger than heroine and 100 times stronger than morphine
What is fentanyl?
This is the school district that offers in-prison education opportunities in TDCJ
What is Wyndham School District?
getting enough sleep, enjoying a good meal, going shopping, are examples of this
What is self care?
class of drugs that includes Xanax, Valium, Ativan, etc
What are benzos (benzodiazepines)?
Most members of a 12-step recovery program attend meetings this frequent
What is one time per week?
Withdrawal from chronic use of this can be fatal and often requires medical detox
What is alcohol?
Parole orders this to transfer you from regular TDCJ unit to substance use treatment facility
What is a FI-6 or FI-5?
Things I implement when faced with a stressful event so that I am not likely to go back to old behaviors
What are coping skills?
This diagnosis is a mood disorder with extreme highs and lows
What is bipolar?
Making amends is apologizing to these people
Who are the people you have hurt/harmed?
this neurotransmitter gives the feeling of pleasure and reward; using drugs creates a surge of this
What is dopamine?
when your past criminal history is taken into consideration to increase your punishment for a current charge
What is an enhancement?
an outline of your goals, objectives, and interventions while in treatment
What is a treatment plan?
others will notice this improve as you continue making positive choices on your pathway forward.
What is behavior?
Discussing your recovery with peers helps you build/increase this kind of connection which is important for success
What is a social connection?
In 2022, 72.5% of overdose deaths involved this class of drugs
What are opioids?
the term that refers to relapsing into old criminal behavior and getting re-incarcerated
What is recidivism?