Relapse Prevention
What might be a threat to my relapse prevention?
A. Living with a family member who uses.
B. Hanging out with old friends.
C. Not having a support system.
D. Thinking it is o.k. to use just once.
E. All of the above.
E. All of the above
What are external triggers?
People, Places, and Things
To fall back into a previous condition, especially after a partial recover from illness.
Relapse
A group for men and women who have a desire to stop using drugs or alcohol. Ex. NA, AA, CA….etc
12 Step Fellowships
The first stage of treatment
Detoxification
Identify the best tool for time management when first starting recovery?
Scheduling
What should you do when listing people that are triggers for you?
Be specific and use their names.
What is the goal of recovery?
To make your life better
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities to participate in.
relapse prevention plan
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
Dopamine
Which of the following is not a phrase that is useful in Relapse Prevention?
A. Demand Self-Perfection.
B. First Things First.
C. One day at a time.
D. This to Shall Pass.
A. Demand Self-Perfection
What do you do when you randomly run into someone that triggers you at the gas station?
A. Call someone
B. Walk away
C. Say hi and talk to them
D. A & B
D. Call someone and walk away
What is the set of skills that a patient uses in order to avoid and deal with triggers and cravings.
Coping skills
Live and let live, Keep it simple, One day at a time, Let go and let God are examples of what?
12 step slogans
___________ is the fastest addicting drug
nicotine
If I relapse after the third time I should just give up?
A. True
B. False
B. False
What is a thought or a feeling that can create a craving to use drugs?
Internal trigger
What is the meaning of HALT
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship are? (hint, think of H.O.W.)
honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness
The most commonly abused drug across the nation
Marijuana