Terms
This can treat narcotic overdose in an emergency situation.
What is narcan?
Calling a support, deep breathing, meditating, art making, etc.
What are coping skills?
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?
Alcohol, opiates, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines
What are depressants?
Having no intention on changing behaviors
What is pre-contemplation?
A strong desire to use substances.
What is an urge or craving?
Anniversaries of events, drug paraphernalia, a person, place, etc. that can cause emotional distress?
What is a trigger?
A senior member of AA/NA who has been in recovery for over a year. Helps you navigate membership, work the 12 steps, offer accountability and support.
What is a sponsor?
cocaine/crack, meth, amphetamines, MDMA (molly ecstasy)...
What are stimulants?
Being aware of the issue, but having no commitment to change.
What is contemplation?
Physical or mental effects of cutting out or decreasing drug or alcohol use.
What is withdrawal?
Emotional or physical limits that people set to maintain stable mental health in relationships. Can include saying "no", setting guidelines or rules for how a person expects to be treated. Lets others know what is acceptable or not.
What are boundaries?
One or two people share their story in detail for a long period of time. Meetings may or may not be open for others to share.
What is a speaker meeting?
negative effects on a persons health (physical and/or mental), relationships (family and/or friends), legal issues, finances and/or ability to keep and attain a job.
What are the consequences of abusing substances?
Person has made and sustained the change in behavior.
What is maintenance?
Returning back to using after a change for the better.
What is relapse?
Addiction is a chronic disease. Once I have it, I will always have it. True or false.
True
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
What is step 4?
Medication used to assist people in recovery.
What is Suboxone, Vivitrol, Methadone (MAT)..?
Having intention to address the issue.
What is Preparation?
A disorder characterized by loss of control over urges to use substance even though use my impair physical/mental functioning or cause distress.
What is Substance Use disorder?
This skill refers to responding to a thought of using by imagining what the future consequences will be
What is 'playing the tape trough'?
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
What is step 8?
___ is the average age children experiment with drugs
13
Actively working on changing the behavior or observed issue.
What is Action?