Misc
A very strong desire to consume a substance
Craving
_________ before _________
Principles before Personalities
3 indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship
Honesty, Open Mindedness, Willingness
The quality of being thankful, very important in recovery
gratitute
Used to combat heroin/opioid overdose
Naloxone, Narcan
What is the theme of the 12th step
Carrying the message
We are only as _________________
Sick as Our Secrets
The only step you must get right EVERY SINLE DAY
Step 1, Acceptance
People, Places and Things that cause people to have thoughts associated with substance abuse
Triggers
This coping skill is used to get through a trigger/craving. Telling yourself "If I use then this will happen...."
Playing the Tape Through
This makes an illegal or unhealthy behavior okay in your mind
Thinking Error
To keep it you have to ______ ______ _____
Give It Away
The core of our desease, made up of Anger, Resentment, and Fear
Triangle of Self-Obsession
Needing more of a drug to feel the affects
Tolerance
Meditation, Mindfulness, Exercise, or calling a sober friend are all examples of what recovery tool
Coping Skills
Becoming addicted to a substance aside from your DOC
Cross Addiction
KISS
Keep It Simple Stupid
This step requires good judgment, a careful sense of timing and courage
9th step
Process in which the brain invents excuses that allow the person in recovery to edge closer to relapse situations
Justification
A circumstance that puts your sobriety in danger and makes it easier for you to relapse is call a ___ ___ ___
High Risk Situation
The more of these you have, the less likely you are to relapse.
Recovery Tools
If you ___________________
You'll get ________________
If you do what you always did, you'll get what you always got
3rd Step PRayer
Take my will and my life, guide me in my recovery. Show me how to live clean.
With continued substance abuse the brain will stop producing what chemical that enables pleasure
Dopamine
This condition is characterized by psychological and mood symptoms including anxiety, mood swings, poor impulse control, restless legs after the drugs are out of your system.
PAWS Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome