Recovery 1
What is the problem?
The brain
Process by which the body rids itself of a drug...
Detoxification
Housing that many people choose to live in after completing in-patient treatment
Recovery housing/sober living
A strong urge to continue substance abuse
Cravings
Mental health disorder that affects or exasperates substance use. Symptoms include: feelings of extreme sadness, shame, guilt or despair
Depression
The diminishing effect of a drug after repeated use.
Tolerance
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery
Coping skills
Emotional or physical limits that people set to create a healthy sense of personal space
Boundaries
Bonus: Provide an example of an emotional boundary you might have to set.
A fellowship dedicated to abstinence-based recovery from alcoholism through its spiritually-inclined Twelve Step program.
Alcoholics Anonymous
A behavioral syndrome characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despote adverse, social, psychological, and/or physical consequences, and a need for an increaed amount of the substance as times goes on to achieve the same effect
Addiction
A person, place, thing or event that can result in psychological and/or physical relapse.
Triggers
The 3 key areas to focus on to help in recovery are:
Mind, Body, and Spirit
Abstinence from ALL illicit drugs and alcohol:
Sobriety
Stage of change: When people have made a commitment to make a change. Their motivation for changing is reflected by statements such as: “I’ve got to do something about this — this is serious. I will call an impatient facility today."
Preparation Stage
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
Anxiety
Name the stages of relapse
Emotional, Mental and Physical
Some high-risk situations to avoid include not let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely, or tired. What can help you remember these high-risk circumstances?
H.A.L.T.
The withdrawal from these two substances can be fatal:
Alcohol and Benzodiazepines (Benzos)
What is NOT one of the 3 main factors of why some people become addicts?
A. Biology
B. Environment
C. Education
D. Development
C. Education
A psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The chemical messenger released into the brain when using drugs
Dopamine
An "emergency kit" to help an individual from using again is called:
Note: This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities to participate in
Relapse Prevention Plan
What is P. A.W. S.?
Post-Acute Withdrwal Syndrome
What are some ways to increase dopamine?
Exercise, listening to music, dancing, meditate/pray, getting enough sleep, and being in the sun
The term used when an individual has both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder
Co-occuring disorder