Is is DSM-5 criteria?
Needing more of a substance to achieve the desired effect.
Yes. Tolerance is criteria for a substance use disorder
Sponsor?
No.
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
What is THC?
"This is the worst thing that's ever happened to me."
What is catastrophizing?
You do everything your partner wants because you don't want them to be mad at you?
Experiencing illness when substance use stops
Yes. Withdrawal is a criterion.
Addiction?
Yes. It appears 6 times in the Big Book, half of them are in the doctor's opinion.
Methylphenidate is super addictive, yet we readily give it to children.
What is Ritalin?
"If I can't do things absolutely perfectly, than I ought to not bother trying."
What is black and white (all-or-nothing) thinking?
You implement rules for the ways you want others to treat you, and if they don't, you implement a consequence.
No, this is just implementing boundaries.
No. Frequency is not a criterion
Disease?
Once.
Also known as Duragesic, Abstral, and Subsys. Used to be most used in topical patch form.
What is fentanyl?
"It's not my fault; I had a bad childhood and life has dealt me a bad hand"
Staying with someone after they have cheated once.
No, not codepedent necessarily. Once isn't a pattern.
Your entire family is mad about your substance use
Yes. Family impact is a criterion
Recovery?
Yes... so many times.
Phencyclidine
What is PCP?
"The rules should apply to everyone equally!"
What are "Should" statements OR fallacy of fairness?
You don't need anyone, but you need to be needed.
Yes, this is codependent.
When you drink, you like to fight.
Yes. Situations that are physically hazardous due to substance use is a criterion.
Booze?
Once in "A Vision for You"
Wellbutrin is an example of a synthetic cathinone, but unlike illicit synthetic cathinones, it won't make you want to eat people's faces.
What are bath salts?
"I am mad because I keep doing the right thing but have nothing to show for it."
What is Heaven's Reward Fallacy?
Good parents put the needs and happiness of their children before their own.
This is still codependent. Your needs are equal to the needs of your loved ones, including your children.