Harm Reduction
Harm reduction is a
What is a Valid pathway to recovery.
The National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization have defined addiction/alcoholism as a _____.
What is brain disease?
HALT
What is hungry, angry, lonely, tired? This acronym is often used in recovery to serve as a reminder to stop, take a minute and evaluate what you are feeling that could be triggering a craving or urge to use substances.
Individuals in the ________ stage of change are not even thinking about changing their drinking behavior. They may not see it as a problem, or they think that others who point out the problem are exaggerating..
What is precontemplation?
___________is the practice of purposely bringing one's attention in the present moment without judgment, a skill one develops through meditation or other training.
What is mindfulness?
Alternating between alcohol and this is proven to reduce harm when drinking.
What is nonalcoholic drinks?
Alternating between an alcoholic drink and juice, water, etc.c can reduce harm to the brain and body when drinking in moderate amounts.
In America, ___ million people identify as having a substance use problem.
A. 10 B. 17 C. 21 D. 19
What is C. 21 Million?
PAWS
What is post-acute withdrawal syndrome? Post-acute withdrawal syndrome, or PAWS, occurs as the brain recalibrates after active addiction. Symptoms of PAWS can continue weeks, months, and sometimes up to a year after stopping use. Symptoms can include
Individuals in this stage of change are willing to consider the possibility that they have a problem, and the possibility offers hope for change. However, people who are contemplating change are often highly ambivalent. They are on the fence. They may know their use is problematic or unhealthy, but are not yet ready to follow-through with a plan for change.
What is contemplation?
________ is any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health.
What is self-care?
This is a drug available at little to no cost without a prescription which can reverse opioid overdose.
What is Narcan?
This is the #1 indicator of someone's likeliness to develop a substance use disorder
What is Genetic Predisposition?
Genetics are proven to play a greater roll in addiction and alcoholism than other key factors such as stress, environment, or economic status.
THINK
People in the ________ stage are ready for a change and are making plans for sustainable change. They will begin to anticipate problems and pitfalls and come up with concrete solutions that will become part of their ongoing treatment plan.
What is preparation?
When faced with a craving to use drugs or alcohol, ______________ allows you to direct your attention to some other activity, preferably one that requires your full attention (and that isn’t destructive or compulsive).
What is healthy distraction?
It is recommended that men practicing harm reduction have no more than this many drinks a day.
Recommended: 4 days a day, no more than 14 a week.
This is the percentage of people who use alcohol prior to a suicide attempt.
What is 70%?
SMARTY
What is specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-based, you-centered? Using the acronym SMARTY when setting goals can help you be more successful in achieving both short and long-term change.
This stage typically involves making some form of public commitment to stop drinking in order to get external confirmation of the plan. If they have not done so already, individuals in this stage may enter counseling or some form of outpatient treatment, start to attend AA meetings or tell their family members and friends about their decision—or all of the above. Individuals in this stage are proactively seeking recovery and putting effort into their commitment.
What is action?
_________ is about accepting life on life’s terms and not resisting what you cannot or choose not to change. _________ is about saying yes to life, just as it is.
What is radical acceptance?
It is recommended that women practicing harm reduction have no more than this many drinks a week.
What is 7 drinks?
For women: 3 a day, no more than 7 a week.
What is loss of willpower?
This means that even before legal, social, or interpersonal consequences may occur, an individual already has damaged impulse control and decreased ability to stop using on their own without intervention.
DBT
What is dialectical behavior therapy?
Dialectical behavior therapy is an evidence-based psychotherapy that can be useful in treating mood disorders, suicidal ideation, and for change in behavioral patterns such as self-harm and substance abuse. DBT utilizes coping skills such as mindfulness, radical acceptance, and distress tolerance.
Maintenance is the stage when a person is able to maintain their changed behavior over a sustained period of time. New behavior becomes self-sustaining and takes the place of drinking, using, and associated behaviors.
What is maintenance?
________ refers to an individual's "perceived capacity to withstand negative emotional and/or other aversive states (e.g. physical discomfort), and the behavioral act of withstanding distressing internal states elicited by some type of stressor
What is distress tolerance?