Them Things
What it is and how we do it
My Brain is Weird
Stupid feelings
Random stuff
The stages
100

My withdrawal symptoms include: Fatigue, Anxiety, Irritability, Lack of Energy, Weight gain, Dehydration, Chills, Insomnia, Hypersomnia, Lack of ability to feel pleasure, and Low mood levels.

What is Methamphetamine

100

An overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance, especially alcohol or drugs.

What is Substance Abuse

100

This neurotransmitter is often called the “feel-good” chemical because it plays a significant role in pleasure and reward pathways in the brain.

What is Dopamine

100

an intense emotional state involving a strong, uncomfortable, and non-cooperative response to a perceived provocation, hurt, or threat.

What is anger

100

A peer-run fellowship that supports its members in recovery through sharing experiences, strength, and hope with each other.

What is Alcoholics Anonymous 

100

The stage where a person recognizes they have a problem and begins to seek help.

What is contemplation

200

The most used Illicit drug in America?

What is Marijuana

200

a chronic brain disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences.

What is Addiction

200

A condition in which a person must keep increasing the dosage of a drug to maintain the same effect.

What is tolerance

200

A complex response to stimuli that can be internal thoughts or external situations, leading to physiological and psychological changes within an individual. 

What is Emotion

200

a set of negative and unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something, and a mark of shame.

What is Stigma

200

In this stage, individuals take actionable steps to change their behavior.

What is preparation

300

An opioid partial agonist medication used to treat opioid use disorder and manage severe pain.

What is Buprenorphine/Suboxone

300

This approach emphasizes understanding and changing thought processes to overcome addiction.

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

300

 An intense feeling of pleasure, happiness, and well-being that is caused by some drugs.

What is Euphoria

300

a normal, temporary emotional state of unhappiness and low mood,

What is Sadness

300

A medication that quickly reverses an opioid overdose.

What is Narcan

300

The final stage characterized by maintaining sobriety and integrating new habits.

What is is maintenance

400

My withdrawal symptoms can include: Headache, anxiety or irritability, insomnia, stomach ache, tremors, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, and increased blood pressure. 

What is Alcohol

400

A common treatment for opioid addiction that involves both medication and counseling.

What is Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

400

A powerful desire for something or an intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing 

What is craving

400

The ability to manage and respond to one's emotions in a way that is balanced and constructive

What is Emotion Regulation

400

The strategies and mechanisms individuals use to manage stressful or challenging situations.

What are Coping Skills

400

In this stage of recovery, individuals actively rebuild their relationships, improve their self-esteem, and learn how to deal with stress and triggers without resorting to substance use.

What is Action

500

My withdrawal symptoms can include: agitation, anxiety, muscle aches, insomnia, runny nose, sweating, abdominal cramping, diarrhea and can be life threating

What are opioids

500

A type of therapy that involves peers sharing their experiences of recovery.

What is Peer Support

500

This causes the thought or urge. This is the actual strong desire to use.


What is a trigger and a craving

500

The emotion most often linked to relapse across most recovery studies?

What is Shame

500

This is the most addictive substance available to us.

What is sugar

500

The stages of relapse

What is Emotional, Mental, and Physical