Recovery basics
This is the first step many people take when they decide they want help for their addiction.
What is asking for help?
A person, place, thing, feeling, or situation that increases the desire to use.
Answer: What is a trigger?
A healthy activity that can improve mood and reduce stress.
What is exercise?
People who encourage and support your recovery.
Answer: What is a support network?
Question: Missing meetings, isolating, and increased stress can be these.
Answer: What are warning signs?
This word describes avoiding alcohol and drugs.
What is abstinence (or sobriety)?
Question: An intense urge or desire to use alcohol or drugs.
What is a craving?
Question: Taking slow, deep breaths can help reduce this.
Answer: What is stress or anxiety?
Question: A person in recovery who guides another person through recovery.
Answer: What is a sponsor?
Question: A return to substance use after a period of sobriety.
Answer: What is a relapse?
This document often outlines goals, coping skills, and support contacts for maintaining recovery.
What is a recovery plan?
: HALT stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and ________
What is Tired?
Question: Writing about your thoughts and feelings in recovery.
Answer: What is journaling?
Question: Recovery groups such as AA, NA, SMART Recovery, or Celebrate Recovery provide this.
Answer: What is peer support?
Question: Having a plan for triggers and high-risk situations is part of this.
Answer: What is relapse prevention?
Question: Recovery is often described as a _____, not a destination.
: What is a journey?
True or False: Cravings last forever if you don't act on them.
What is False?
Question: Calling a sponsor, mentor, or trusted friend is an example of using this.
Answer: What is a support system?
Question: Family members can help recovery by setting healthy _____.
Answer: What are boundaries?
Question: This skill involves refusing offers of drugs or alcohol.
Answer: What are refusal skills?
This principle encourages people to take recovery one day at a time.
What is "One Day at a Time"?
Question: This coping skill involves observing a craving like a wave until it passes.
Answer: What is urge surfing?
Question: This mindfulness practice focuses attention on the present moment without judgment.
Answer: What is meditation?
Question: Recovery outcomes improve when people feel connected to others and experience this opposite of isolation.
Answer: What is community?
Question: Name one of the three stages often discussed before a physical relapse occurs.
Answer: What is emotional relapse or mental relapse?