Recovery
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, breathing, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery.
What is a coping skill?
When mixed with alcohol, this drug creates an abnormally rapid heart rate and amplified impairment of cognitive, psychomotor, and driving performance.
What is Cannabis? (Marijuana) (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Withdrawal from this substance can cause agitation, fever, hallucinations, seizures, and severe confusion.
What is Alcohol?
Each year in the United States, nearly 85,000 people die from this legal drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
What is alcohol? (Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism).
To politely yet firmly stand up for yourself when facing a trigger or difficult situation/person is called this.
What is holding a boundary?
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Gambler's Anonymous are all examples of programs with this type of format that can support you in recovery.
What are 12-Step Fellowships?
What substance, when combined with alcohol, has a greater risk of overdose and sudden death than either drug alone.
What is cocaine? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
This term is defined as a short-lived event — usually only a day — when the substance is used for a brief period of time. The person realizes the risk they’ve taken and stops using again before sliding back into addiction. A return to formal Treatment is not usually necessary.
What is a slip?
This recovery network is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships.
What is Codependents Anonymous? (CODA)
One of these prescribed and federally regulated medications can help an opiate addicted individual start recovering from their addiction and structuring his or her life again.
What is Methadone, Suboxone, and Naltrexone.
This drug slows both heart rate and respiration, which can be fatal when mixed with alcohol.
What are Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics as well as opiates? (Heroin, oxycontin, percocet, morphine, Xanax, Librium, Valium, Benadryl, Ambien) (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
This is a serious event in which the individual returns to a pattern of drug or alcohol abuse over a period of days or weeks. The person may isolate themselves, skip 12-step meetings and avoid their sponsors. A return to formal treatment is strongly recommended after this event occurs.
What is Relapse?
This popular carbonated beverage is the most requested drink at the Women's Program.
What is Diet Coke?
When combined with alcohol, these drugs may cause impulsive violent behavior.
What are Anabolic Steroids? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Withdrawal from substances can cause behavioral symptoms, such as: irritability, depressed mood, difficulty concentrating, agitation, anger outbursts, non-compliance, entitlement, and defiance. This phrase is most commonly used among staff when describing a client experiencing withdrawal.
What is "What a pain in the a$$"?
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Relapse rates among these recovering individuals are between 50 and 90 percent in the first four years after rehab.
Who are Alcoholics?
Relapse Rate for recovering drug addicts is between 40 and 60 percent.
This Behavioral Health Associate (BHA) at the Women's Program is known for her sweet southern voice and her listening skills.
Who is Starla?
A general term used to describe any ongoing or follow-up treatment for substance abuse that occurs after an initial rehab program. No matter the setting, the goals are the same and include:
To maintain recovery from substance abuse.
To find ways to prevent relapse.
To achieve a life filled with rewarding relationships and a sense of purpose.
What is the Aftercare Plan?
When mixed with alcohol, this drug creates an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular effects, and may result in dangerously low blood pressure.
What is an inhalant? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
This term was created to describe the cluster of ongoing withdrawal symptoms, which are largely psychological and mood-related, that can continue after acute withdrawal symptoms have gone away. Although it rarely involves physical symptoms, it can be just as intense as acute withdrawal and still puts a person at risk of relapse, as they may return to drug use in an attempt to stop the discomfort.
What is PAWS? (Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome)
This mode of therapy is commonly used to treat addictions. It is very useful when it comes to identifying how a person responds to certain triggers — or people, places and things that fuel their desire to use drugs or alcohol. Learning how to respond differently to these triggers, or how to avoid them in the first place, is something that can be worked on during a return visit to treatment.
What is CBT? (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
This Behavioral Health Associate (BHA) at the Women's Program is known for her tough talk, big heart and culinary skills.
Who is Kelson?