Recovery Terms
A return to a normal state of health, mind, and/or strength.
What is Recovery
This is a treatable mental disorder that affects a person's brain and behavior, leading to their inability to control their use of substances like legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, or medications.
What is Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
A feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness.
What is anxiety.
Level 1 - takes place in a non-residential setting, so clients can live at home while participating in treatment; is less than 9 hours per week for adults.
What is Outpatient
A person, place, or situation that elicits an intense or unexpected emotional response or causes an individual to relive a past trauma.
In 2022, 24% of this population of people (specific ethnicity/race) were affected by substance use disorder; making this population the most affected population of substance use.
What is American Indians/Alaska Natives
A constant feeling of sadness and loss of interest.
Level 2 - This level of care is more intense than regular outpatient and can even be residential.
What is PHP (Partial Hospitalization Program)/ IOP (Intensive Outpatient)
Conscious strategies used to reduce unpleasant emotions.
What are coping skills
What are Stimulants
A mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event - either experiencing it or witnessing it.
What is PTSD.
Level 3 - clients live on-site, meaning they have 24-hour supervision or care. Program length can vary and is dependent on individuals’ needs, but it is usually between 30 to 90 days.
What is Residential/Inpatient
A deeply distressing and disturbing experience.
What is Trauma
This is a broad class of drugs that reduce arousal and stimulation; they affect the central nervous system , slowing down the messages between the brain and body.
What are Depressants.
A personality disorder characterized by severe mood swings, impulsive behavior, and difficulty forming stable personal relationships.
Level 3.7 - You may need to complete this level of care first in order to release all substance from your system.
What is Withdrawal Management/Detoxification
This is a cognitive behavioral approach to relapse with the goal of identifying and preventing high risk situations such as relapse.
What is Relapse Prevention
A group of drugs that alter the person's perception of reality.
What is Hallucinogens
A serious mental condition of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.
What is Schizophrenia
Level 4 - is for people with severe substance use disorders who require medical stabilization. In most cases, clients are experiencing withdrawal symptoms due to dependency. They receive 24-hour medical care, medications, and counseling at this level of care in a hospital setting.
What is Medically Managed Intensive Inpatient