Recovery
The process by which the body rids itself of drugs
What is detox/withdrawal?
An acronym for the common triggers: hungry, angry, lonely or tired
What is HALT?
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
What is mindfulness?
A strong addictive urge that can pull you in a way you may not want to go if you are not careful
What is a craving?
The most widely used drug in the world
What is nicotine?
Admitting you are powerless over addiction is the ___ step of the 12 Steps
What is the first step?
This provides support, accountability, education, and the ability to meet peers who understand what you are going through.
What is a support group?
The practice of taking an active role in regularly doing things that improve your well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress
What is self-care?
This is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is dopamine?
This recovery network was established in the 1940s and started in California. It asserts that its therapeutic value for aiding people in recovery is that the program is based on people helping people.
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
People that can help you along a recovery journey that can consist of family, friends, sponsors, peer coaches, therapists, doctors, religious groups, and recovery treatment group peers.
What is a support network?
Feelings, people, or situations that cause the brain to want to use substances. If you're not aware of them, they can cause you to relapse
What are triggers?
A state of mind where you are thankful and taking notice of the good things in your life, rather than focusing on the bad
What is gratitude?
The feeling of being unhappy or unoccupied because you are uninterested in what you're doing or because you have nothing to do
What is boredom?
To maintain healthy relationships, we should identify and communicate these physical, psychological, and emotional limits to protect ourselves
What are boundaries?
Anger, humor, deflecting, blaming, excuse making, denial, and compromising are all examples of this
What is a defense mechanism?
This act helps a person handle triggers by thinking all the way through the consequences.
What is playing the tape?
A form of relaxation exercise that helps reduce the level of stress hormones, whether it’s done on a treadmill or outdoors in a scenic environment.
What is walking?
This involves withdrawal symptoms that persist past the detox period. May include irritability, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and fatigue. (hint: acronym is PAWS)
What are Post-Acute Withdrawal Symptoms?
The essential inner drive, focus and desire, that brings about positive change and attainment of goals
What is motivation?
"God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference"
What is the Serenity prayer?
Breathing and stretching techniques that can be practiced to help manage stress, reduce possible cravings, and improve mental health.
What is yoga?
A trusted mental health professional who can help you manage emotional distress and process thoughts and experiences
What is a therapist?
A negative self-evaluation that makes you feel unworthy or inadequate as a person
What is shame?
More than 480,000 people in the United States die each year from
What is cigarette smoking?