Substances
The Bayer Company started manufacturing this drug in 1898 to help relieve people of their cocaine addictions.
What is heroin?
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
What is mindfulness?
This is a written plan that helps you recognize the signs of relapse, avoid triggers, and prevent a return to chronic substance abuse.
This is when we replace our main drug/activity of choice with another unhealthy activity.
What is cross-addiction?
What is Vatican City
This drug is often said to be the most dangerous drug in the world.
This is something that affects your emotional state, often significantly, by causing extreme overwhelm or distress.
What is a trigger?
This is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem.
What is AA?
Loss of consciousness, breathing is shallow or has stopped, face is pale or clammy, fingernails and lips have turned blue...
What other famous structure did the engineer who designed the interior structure of the Statue of Liberty go on to create?
What is the Eiffel Tower?
This is approximately 50 times as potent as heroin.
What is fentanyl?
This is a powerful desire for something.
What is a craving?
Play the tape through, journal, call a friend or sponsor, exercise, go for a run, go to sleep, etc.
What are things one can do if they have a craving?
This is characterized by excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one who requires support on account of an illness or addiction.
In The Matrix, does Neo take the blue pill or the red pill?
Red
The CDC reports that more than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by this.
What is smoking cigarettes?
This is defined as the readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
What is gratitude?
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely or tired. What can help you remember these circumstances?
What is H.A.L.T?
This is the second stage of detox. Symptoms are primarily psychological and emotional.
What is post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS)?
In The Big Lebowski, The Dude can’t stand which band?
The Eagles
In the short term, use of this drug can result in increased blood pressure, restlessness, and irritability. In the long term, severe medical complications can include heart attacks, seizures, and abdominal pain.
What is cocaine?
Practicing affirmations, engaging with healthy people, self-care, learning a new skill...
What are ways we can improve self-esteem?
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, lying.
What are signs that a relapse might be approaching.
What is Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)?