Recovery
God grant me the serenity
What is the beginning of Serenity Prayer
Made our decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
What is step 3?
Used to combat Heroin/Opiate overdose.
What is Narcan?
Toxin elimination of substances
What is detoxification (detox)?
A practice to sit quietly and focus on breathing
What is meditation?
What does the acronym H.A.L.T. stand for?
What is hungry, angry, lonely, and tired
We admitted we were powerless over addiction and our lives had become unmanageable.
What is step 1?
The most addictive and common drug.
What is Nicotine?
Housing options after treatment
What is a sober living facility, your own apartment/house, living with safe family members
One of the oldest known psychoactive substance consumed by man
What is Alcohol
laugh and have fun, travel, have a manicure/pedicure, go shopping, listen to music, get some sunlight, enjoy aromatherapy
What is self-care
We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
What is step 4
True or False: Cocaine causes flooding of dopamine within the brain
True
Mascot of facility
Who is Carl
Results of substance use
What is jails, institutions, death, or health related issues
a peer-based mutual help program for alcoholism and/or narcotic abuse
What is AA or NA
The step that seeks a predatory relationship
What is a 13th step
True or False: Genetic predisposition automatically means a person will experience addiction(s)
False--(Only if gene is activated will a person have addition(s)
Ex: environmental factors such as exposure to drugs, attitudes towrds drugs, stress, trauma, peer influence, co-occuring mental health disorders
Freedom, hope, second chances, health, being clean and sober, legal problems solved, reunification with loved ones
What are the benefits of being clean/sober
SAMHSA
What is the national hotline that provides free and confidential resources for struggling individuals with substance abuse and/or mental health problems
1-800-662-HELP
Guidance, accountability, role modeling, listening ear, helps with steps
What is a sponsor
Making direct amends wherever possible except when to do so would injure them or others
What is step 9
Term used when individuals experience symptoms of distress and discomfort when they stop using a substance they are addicted to
What is withdrawal
pause, process, and proceed, meditation, calling a friend/sponsor, talking to peer support or counselor, coloring or painting etc, music
What are coping skills
Education about safer drug use, supervised injection sites, needle exchange programs
What is harm reduction