Riddles
What weighs more a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?
They weigh the same
What is a trigger?
What is anything that brings back thoughts, feelings, or memories of substance use or trauma
This organ is most affected by heavy alcohol use
What is the liver?
True or False: Coping skills can only be used after becoming triggered.
False: You can cope before, during, or after a triggering event
Finish the quote..."one day __ __ ___"
What is "at a time?"
What is T-H-A-T
What is a boundary?
This drug can be used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose
What is Narcan?
What is a coping skill that you can use while feeling triggered? (each group member answers)
What is...working out, journaling, calling a friend, etc.
Finish the saying: "progress, not ______"
What is perfection?
What is always in front of you, but can't be seen?
What is the future?
In seeking safety, what is a red flag? What is one of yours?
What is a warning sign for relapse. Ex: isolation, boredom, anger, etc.
This term happens when a person stops using a drug that they were dependent on
What is withdrawal?
What type of coping skill helps individuals focus on the present moment without judgement?
What is Mindfulness
What does SUD stand for?
What is Substance Use Disorder?
If you drop a yellow hat into the Red Sea, what does it become?
Wet
This disorder is both biological and environmental
What is substance use disorder?
This is the most quickly addictive substance
What is nicotine?
What is the 5,4,3,2,1 method?
What is naming 5 things you see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 emotion you feel (or 1 thing you can taste)
What does HALT stand for?
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired?
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
What are the 4 types of triggers?
What are environmental, behavioral, emotional, and psychological
This brain chemical is linked to pleasure and plays a big role in addiction
What is dopamine?
What coping skill involves imagining the negative consequences of a behavior before acting on an impulse?
What is playing the tape forward
What does PAWS stand for?
What is Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome?