Recovery Necessities
This individual is able to help you work a 12-Step program.
Sponsor
A form of mind-body exercise that incorporates breathing when moving into poses.
Yoga
AA and NA are well known 12-step support groups. C.M.A. is another one of these 12-step groups. C.M.A stands for this.
Crystal Meth Anonymous
The Stages of Recovery model by Terrance Gorski discusses PAWS. PAWS stands for this.
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
The part of the brain that controls our primal instincts and survival.
What is the Limbic system?
This is something we need to set with those around us to protect our own recovery.
Boundaries
Finding various activities which balance mind, body, and spirit to manage stress.
Self-care
This is a designated place that houses 12-step support group meetings, typically AA and Alanon, but sometimes hosts additional meetings.
Alano Club
The mindfulness skill describes three states of mind: emotional mind, rational mind, and this.
Wise Mind
The normal human experience of acting contrary to your values and feeling disturbance that causes the belief "I did something bad" but does not cause the belief "I am bad."
What is guilt?
Strategies and techniques that help individuals deal with stress, cravings and difficult emotions.
Coping Skills
Deep breathing, imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, and guided relaxation are all forms of this mindfulness practice which when done, clams the mind and the body.
Meditation
This support group is viewed as an alternative to AA. They are described as being "Mutual support meetings that are free and open to anyone seeking science-based, self-empowered addiction recovery."
Smart Recovery
The part of the brain that acts as your decision maker, helps you determine right from wrong, and turns off when you are in active addiction.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
When someone has substance use disorder and a mental illness.
What is Co-Occurring? Dual Disorder is also acceptable.
This can consist of any combination of: family, friends, group members, sponsor, and/or peers from meetings.
Support Network
The use of essential oils such as lavender, peppermint, or sweet orange to calm nerves and relax by using the sense of smell is called.
Aroma Therapy
In AA there are 12 steps. The 12th step involves this key aspect of the program.
Carrying the message/helping others.
This is the H.O.W. of recovery.
Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness
This medication is a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone and is used to treat opioid use disorder.
Suboxone
A key component in building healthy relationships.
Communication
a set of simple strategies that can help you detach from emotional pain (e.g., anxiety, anger, sadness, self-harm). It is basically a way to distract yourself and self-regulate by focusing on something other than the difficult emotions you are experiencing. (examples: counting, math facts, naming colors in room, 5 senses).
What are Grounding techniques?
A virtual platform/website that allows people from all over the world have a recovery based meeting virtually.
What is "In the Rooms?"
DBT Skill - Acting opposite to the urges and emotions that may lead to unhealthy behaviors.
What is Opposite to emotion or Opposite to action?
This is a long-acting, injectable form of Naltrexone. It is used to help reduce cravings for alcohol and opiates, and also acts as an opioid-blocker.
Vivitrol