What are three people/places that you can go to get support in your recovery?
Meetings, Sponsor, Healthy Family, Healthy Friends, Group members, Church
Instant fixes for stress exist.
False
In simple terms, a__________ is anything that brings back thoughts, feelings, or memories of an addiction.
Daily Double!!
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
Name 3 negative coping skills
Self-harm, substance abuse, withdraw/isolation, fighting, bottling feelings up, and many more
What are three possible signs that a relapse may be approaching?
Interacting with old using friends, Engaging in cross addiction, Going to old using places, Irritation, Poor emotional control, Isolation, Stop going to meetings/talking to sponsor
All stress is out of your control
What are examples of internal triggers?
Thoughts, feelings, emotions.
What can you catch, but not throw?
A cold
Name 3 positive coping skills.
exercise, art activities, talking to a friend, participating in leisure, and many more!
This evidence-based approach to help maintain recovery from addiction involves identifying triggers and warning signs and developing coping strategies to avoid a return to negative behavior.
Relapse Prevention
Taking time for yourself each day will help you cope with stress.
True
What is the most common trigger that leads to relapse?
Stress
What goes around the world but stays in a corner?
Diaphragm
This approach to addiction recovery focuses on minimizing the negative consequences associated with active substance use by providing tools, strategies, resources, and supports to reduce the risks and dangers associated with that use, such as Suboxone or Methadone.
Harm Reduction
All stress is bad stress.
False
What are examples of external triggers?
People, Places, Things
Why are ghosts bad liars?
Because you can see right through them
What are coping skill has the following definitions:
a set of tools used to assist you to stay in the present moment during episodes of intense anxiety or other overwhelming emotions.
Grounding Techniques
What are examples of prescribed and federally regulated medications can help an opiate addicted individual start recovering from their addiction and structuring his or her life again.
Methadone, Suboxone, and Naltrexone.
No thought or feeling is wrong in itself, it's what we do with it that counts.
True
What are the three biggest triggers for substance abuse?
Footsteps
Specific, Measurable, attainable, realistic, timely