Just Another Statistic
Life In Early Recovery
Be SMART about it
Coping For A Cure
Recovery Rulz
100
It is estimated that this percentage of people in need of substance abuse treatment feel they do not have a problem
What is 95%
100
Many people in early recovery still have tendency to do this, which in turn can enable continued substance use
What is Relaspe Justification
100
SMART Recovery's main focus for treatment is for indivudals to develop these two primary skills
What is self reliance and self empowerment
100
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too angry, tired, hungry or lonely. What acronym can help you remember these circumstances
What is HALT
100
To politely yet firmly stand up for yourself when facing a trigger or difficult situation is called this.
What is assertiveness?
200
Statistcally speaking, this holiday provides the highest rate of drunk driving arrests and accidents
What is Thanksgiving
200
When a person enters a detox treatment program they usually receive medical clearance after this many days
What is 5-7 days
200
SMART stands for this
What is Self Management And Recovery Training
200
One of the most common, and effective, coping skills a person in early recovery can possess is a string of behaviors that are characterized as "a sequence of actions regularly followed"
What is a routine
200
General rule of thumb is that a person must have this much time of uninterrupted sobriety in order to support someone else
What is Two Years
300
It is estimated that this many people die each year as a direct result of alcohol abuse
What is 88,000
300
People,places and objects that can cause people to have thoughts assoicted with substance use
What are Triggers
300
In being SMART about your recovery, you must acknowledge that you can only control the present and must put this behind you
What is the past
300
Initail perceptions of one self, other people and/or situations that need to be challenged for validity
What are cognitive Distortions
300
This is the only requirement for an indivudal to meet in order to be a member of Alcoholics or Narcotics Anonymous
What is possess the desire to stay sober
400
According to A.A, a person is this percentage more likely to achieve long term sobriety if the obtain and meet regularly with a sponsor
What is 66%
400
Following detox, a person in early recovery will continue to experience symptoms of emotional/psychological withdrawal known by this acronym
What is PAWS
400
This is a clinical condition where an individual will not acknowledge their substance use as problematic in spite of overwhelming evidence
What is Denial
400
This term referes to a mode of thinking where a person will empower themselves to achieve a goal via review of past instances of past accomplishments
What is Self-Efficacy
400
Individuals in early recovery must make honesty a priority and avoid doing this in which a person may withhold information to avoid being dishonest
What is Omission
500
It is estimated that approximately this percent of parents talk to their children about the dangers assoiciated with substance abuse
What is 33%
500
Re-occurring behaviors assoiciated with past substance use that could put an individual at risk for relapse.
What are Relape Warning Signs
500
In effort to change our outlook and perceptions about ourselves and other people around us. We must "B" able to challenge these personal opinions
What are beliefs
500
For a person to truly learn from errors of past behaviros they must first process this emotion that is the result of violating moral guidelines
What is Guilt
500
Most recovery programs encourage people to make themselves the top priority in early recovery and avoid initiating these types of relationships.
What are intimate relationships.