Relapse Prevention
An objective or target that someone is trying to reach or achieve.
What is a goal
The only requirement for A.A. / N.A. membership
What is a desire to stop drinking and/or using drugs
A psychological defense mechanism that protects people from seeing the harsh realities of their addiction.
What is Denial
This increases as you continue to drink/use, requiring you to need more of the substance to feel the same effects.
What is tolerance
M.A.T.
What is medication assisted treatment
H.A.L.T. stands for...
Hungry. Angry. Lonely. Tired.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
What is the Serenity Prayer
What is preparation
Naturally occurring chemicals in the brain that carry messages between special cells called neurons.
Hint: GABA, Dopamine, Adrenaline, Serotonin, Oxytocin....
What are Neurotransmitters
The most highly consumed mind/mood-altering substance in the world.
What is Caffeine.
Three aspects in which change is essential to avoid triggers include..
What are people, places, and things
A mutual-help group for people with alcoholic friends, family members, and/or loved ones.
What is Al-Anon
What are Cognitive Distortions
The process by which the body rids itself of drugs.
What is detoxification
Substituting or transferring one's drug of choice with another drug or addictive behavior
What is cross addiction or transfer addiction
These healthy techniques may be used to overcome cravings and triggers.
What are coping skills
Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship are...
Hint: think of H.O.W.
What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness
The coexistence of both a mental illness and a substance use disorder is known as a _-____ _____.
What is a co-occurring disorder
This trait helps us learn new skills and 'retrain/rewire' our brain. Just as the brain can change in a negative way as observed in drug addiction, the brain can also change in a positive way when we adopt skills learned in therapy and form new, healthier habits.
What is neuroplasticity
A state of nonjudgmental awareness of what’s happening in the present moment, including the awareness of one’s own thoughts, feelings, and senses.
What is mindfulness
What is meditation
A type of psychotherapy in which negative patterns of thought about the self and the world are challenged in order to alter unwanted behavior patterns.
Hint: Thoughts effect feelings and feelings effect behaviors.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
In this step you are asked to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past.
What is step four
Term to describe an imbalanced relationship where one person enables another person's self-destructive behavior such as addiction, physical/mental abuse, and/or poor mental health.
What is codependency
Opiates, cocaine, amphetamine, alcohol and nicotine work differently but all have the effect of increasing the amount of _______ in the brain.
What is dopamine
A stimulus (such as a person, place, situation, or thing) that contributes to an unwanted emotional or behavioral response.
What is a trigger