Recovery
A craving will typically not last longer than this before subsiding.
What is 30 Minutes?
You are at heightened risk of relapse when you feel angry, lonely, tired, or hungry; this acronym may help you remember this emotions.
What is HALT?
These four categories are the primary focus of DBT.
What is Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Distress Tolerance, and Emotion Regulation?
Each year in the US, nearly 178,000 people die from this drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country (2025).
What is Alcohol?
With continued substance abuse, the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure.
What is Dopamine?
Exercise, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful recovery tool.
Taking an active role in doing things that improve your well-being and happiness, especially during times of stress, is known as this.
What is Self-Care?
This is the DBT skill with a similar meaning to the phrase, "it is what it is."
What is Radical Acceptance?
This is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the US (2025).
What is Tobacco?
This is the term someone who is no longer actively drinking/using but still engages in the same unhealthy behaviors.
What is a "Dry Drunk/User"?
Magnification/minimization, discounting the positives, black/white thinking, and mind reading are all examples of this?
What are Cognitive Distortions?
Visualization, transcendental, loving-kindness, and progressive relaxation are all variations of this practice.
What is Meditation?
This is the balance between Reasonable Mind and Emotional Mind; a sense of intuition may alert you that you're in this mind.
What is Wise Mind?
There are approximately 21,500 people in this population struggling with withdrawal symptoms (2020).
What are Newborn Babies? (Neonatal abstinence syndrome)
These thoughts are harmful in recovery and can be things we tell ourselves to talk us into using again.
What is Relapse Justification?
Information to help someone from using again; could include 12-step information, important phone numbers, coping skills, and/or healthy activities to participate in.
What is a Relapse Prevention/Recovery Plan?
Doing or thinking something different when you're triggered is known as this.
What is Opposite Action?
This interpersonal skill is an acronym that can help you more effectively communicate, explain your needs, and/or ask for what you want.
What is DEARMAN?
Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs is costly to the US, exacting this amount annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity, and healthcare (2025).
What is $820 Billion?
The ability to express your feelings, opinions, and needs directly and honestly while still respecting the rights of others.
What is Assertiveness?
The physical symptoms experienced in the days/weeks/months after detox that relate to the "bodily healing" from substance abuse are known as this.
What is PAWS? (Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome)
A common & effective coping skill; a string of behaviors characterized by "a sequence of actions regularly followed."
What is a Routine?
This distress tolerance skill is an acronym that involves emotions, thoughts, activities, contributions, comparisons, pushing away, and sensations.
What is ACCEPTS?
Of those reporting a substance use problem in their lifetime, this amount reports that that they are now in recovery, translating to approximately 20.5 million US adults (2024).
What is 75%?
A set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use is known as this.
What is Harm Reduction?