Approaches to Recovery
This evidence-based approach to recovery involves identifying triggers and warning signs for relapse, as well as developing strategies to avoid returning to active addiction
What is relapse prevention?
This drug is the oldest known substance used by humans for specifically recreational purposes
What is alcohol?
Being able to healthily understand the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of others and share in them is the definition of this word
What is empathy?
This organ's functions are drastically affected when a person uses a substance over a prolonged period of time
What is the brain?
This artist was referred to as the King of Pop and died due to complications from prescription drug use in 2009
Who is Michael Jackson?
This practice is essential for any recovery program and involves taking time to focus on your own physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being
What is self care?
This drug type has been used for hundreds of years to relieve physical pain, and it is still used today for this purpose
What are opioids/opiates?
Setting up and enforcing this term is a positive way to protect ourselves from being manipulated by others
What are healthy boundaries?
Physical and emotional effects that are felt when a person has not had a drug after a prolonged period of time
What are withdrawal symptoms?
This person was the singer in the ‘90s and struggled with heroin use. He died by a gunshot wound in 1994 at age 27
Who is Kurt Cobain?
This approach to recovery involves quitting the use of substances entirely instead of simply lessening the amount used
What is abstinence-only recovery?
The majority of people who use this substance use it as often as 20 times per day, despite it being the number one killer of all addictive substances in the world
What is tobacco/nicotine?
This type of communication involves actively listening to the other person/people's needs without compromising your own
What is assertive communication?
This term is used when a person is diagnosed with both a substance use disorder and at least one mental health condition
What is a co-occurring disorder?
This iconic musician still earns over $50 million per year for his music, despite dying from complications of prescription drug use in 1977
Who is Elvis Presley?
This form of treatment focuses on identifying and changing negative thinking patterns to help reframe feelings and behaviors
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
This drug class can induce hallucinations and delusions called psychosis when taken in large amounts and/or over a prolonged time period
What are stimulants?
This term describes being able to effectively resolve disputes and arguments in a way that all parties agree on
What is conflict resolution?
This chemical is closely linked to the brain's reward system and is associated with pleasure and reinforcement
What is dopamine?
This world-famous movie star overdosed on barbiturates in 1962, and there is still controversy today whether her death was accidental, suicidal, or murder
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This approach to recovery "meets people where they're at" in active addiction by providing tools, resources, and support (such as safe needle disposal and fentanyl testing strips) to minimize negative consequences of drug use
What is harm reduction?
This drug class can be found and bought legally in stores and is a common cause of suffocation
What are inhalants?
The essential inner drive, focus, and desire that brings positive change and goal achievement is known as this word
What is motivation?
This highly advanced area of the brain controls decision making and impulse control, and it is strongly impacted by addiction
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This person was part of the original lineup of a longstanding TV show and was a legendary actor and comedian. He died of cocaine and heroin overdose in 1982 at the height of his fame
Who is John Belushi?