Coping Skills
Relapse Prevention
Celebrities in Recovery
Urges and Triggers
Potpourri
100

This phenomena is found in every culture and lights up every area of your brain all at one time.

What is music

100

Name the paper that can possibly prevent relapse.

What is a relapse prevention plan

100

This famous actor has been open about his addiction since the 1980s. He credits his wife, LaTanya Richardson, for helping him attain sobriety.

Who is Samuel L. Jackson?

100

What are the two categories of triggers

What is internal and external?

100

True or False? Abuse, neglect, or other traumatic experiences can be a risk factor for Drug Addiction.  

What is True

200

Name a coping skill that releases endorphins.

What is exercise?

200

These three things are located on a relapse prevention plan.

What is people to call, things to do and outcomes of relapse/or sobriety?

200

They used drugs in their early twenties, all the way until the 1980’s when they started their famous talk show.

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

200

The phenomena that occurs within the mind that can effect thoughts, emotions and behaviors leading to a desire to use. 

What is an urge

200

These tools help prevent relapse.

What are coping skills

300

This category of coping skills includes watching movies and reading books.

What is distraction?

300

This saying is common among those in recovery and is said at the end of meetings

What is the Serenity Prayer

300

This famous British comedian has written memoirs and is outspoken about his history and struggles with addiction.

Who is Russell Brand?

300
This act helps a person handle urges through going through consequences.

What is playing the tape?

300

This person is known for founding AA

Who is Bill Wilson

400

This coping skills allows a person to experience something with their 5 senses.

What is visualizing your favorite place

400

Whenever feeling a craving to use, or in general feeling anxious or “off,” ask yourself if you are feeling any of these symptoms.

What is HALT (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired)?

400

She struggled with drug and alcohol use for 10 years. Later, after talking to a fellow singer and friend, Etta James, the Queen of Funk-Soul made the change to quit alcohol and drugs and has been sober since.

Who is Chaka Khan?

400

This type of trigger is something that happens to you.

What is an external trigger

400

This law allows all individuals complete healthcare privacy.

DOUBLE POINTS - Name the additional law that protects those in substance use treatment.

What is HIPAA?

DOUBLE POINTS - 42 CFR

500

Name the two types of coping skills that can increase creativity

What is arts and crafts, music

500

This act allows a person to do whatever they want and need in the moment

What is self-care

500

This Golden Boy of boxing also opened up about his drugs and alcohol abuse. He also went to rehab for treatment and even joined the non-profit organization Alcoholics Anonymous to help him stay sober at that time

Who is Oscar De La Hoya?

500

Unpleasant emotions, pleasant emotions, physical feelings and thoughts.


What are internal triggers?

500

This alternative to AA/NA offers self-empowering, free mutual support meetings that focus on ideas and techniques to help you change your life from one that is self-destructive and unhappy to one that is constructive and satisfying.

What is SMART Recovery?