Qualities of the Inner Person
Strength in the face of pain, difficulty, grief or fear
What is Courage
The state of abstaining from drugs and alcohol
A staff member who is from Charlestown
Who is Shannon
The rates of heart disease, stroke, HIV, Hepatitis, and mental disorders move in this direction when addiction is also present
Increase, go up, or get worse
Drive, desire, the reason for acting
What is Motivation
A return to substance use after a period of non-use
Relapse
R.I.D
What is Restlessness, Irritability, and Discontent.
Whatever the substance is, once addiction to that substance occurs for long enough this important organ drastically changes the way it functions
what is the Brain
The ability to bounce back especially after something difficult
What is Resilience
A place where people who choose to maintain a drug and alcohol free lifestyle reside together
What is Sober living/ sober house
A series of games and challenges that clients compete in teams against each other, occurs every few months.
What is Chapters Olympics
This neurotransmitter is closely linked to the mind's reward system and is commonly associated with pleasure and reinforcement.
what is Dopamine
The quality of honestly upholding and sticking to your values
What is Integrity
Taking a fearless moral inventory of oneself
4th Step
The introductory statement of group rules read in group every time a new member joins
What is Preamble
Drugs change the brains:
A.) Structure
B.) Function
C.) Both
C.) Both
Being kind and understanding toward oneself when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate
What is Self Compassion
This evidence-based approach to maintaining recovery from addiction involves identifying triggers and warning signs and then developing specific coping strategies to avoid a return to negative behaviors.
what is Relapse Prevention
The two co-founders of Chapters
Pat Smith and Dennis Sullivan
This highly advanced and complex area of the human brain is associated with decision-making and impulse control, and is strongly impacted by addiction and intoxication
Prefrontal Cortex