Recovery Skills
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this in recovery
What is a coping skill?
Each year in the US nearly 85,000 people die from this drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country
What is Alcohol?
We admitted we were powerless over our substance-- that our lives had become unmanageable
What is Step 1?
This artist's real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Who is Eminem?
Name the different levels of treatment
What are inpatient, residential, IOP and OP?
These are prescribed and federally regulated medications that can help an individual start recovering from their addiction and structuring their life again
This substance is marketed as a veterinary tranquilizer that produces sedative-like effects
What is xylazine?
In 2021 & 2022, tranq was detected in >90% of dope samples in Philadelphia.
This is the serenity prayer
What is God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference
You will often see this actor's character wearing an eye patch in the Marvel Universe
Who is Samuel L Jackson?
DBT stands for
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy?
You are only as sick as your _
What is secrets?
True or False: The odds of dying from an opioid drug overdose are higher than the odds of dying in a motor vehicle crach
What is true?
_ meetings in _ days is recommended upon release from institutions to help form good habits and build your support network
What is 90 meetings in 90 days?
This actor portrayed someone in active addiction in a recent re-make of a movie also starring Lady Gaga
Who is Bradley Cooper?
The limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationships
What are boundaries?
A tool to help an individual from using again. This could include 12-step meetings, important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities, etc
What is a relapse prevention plan?
These are signs of an overdose (name at least 3)
What are loss of consciousness, breathing is very slow and shallow, erratic, or has stopped, choking sounds, or a snore-like gurgling noise, vomiting, nails and lips turn blue or a purplish/ black, body is limp, pulse (heartbeat) is slow, erratic, or not there at all
According to NA literature, addicts in the grip of this illness will end up in _, _ and _
What are jails, institutions or death?
This lead singer's band had the theme song to the movie Armageddon
Who is Steven Tyler?
This coping skill involves a sense of non-judgmental awareness, and often includes deep breathing
What is mindfulness?
Name 3 self-care activities
what is exercise, talking to a support, healthy eating, yoga, meditation, deep breathing, going for a walk
This is the percentage of people with substance use disorders who also have another mental illness
What is 37.9%?
The month and year the Big Book was published
What is April 1939?
This famous actor is most known for being "Friends" with Ross and Joey
Who is Matthew Perry?
These are the 5 stages of grief
What are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance?