Cope Cope Cope!
This coping skill can help with urges and cravings, especially on a nice day.
The first step in responding to an overdose.
What is "Call 911?"
This substance is classified as a synthetic opioid and was responsible for over 73,000 overdose deaths in the USA in 2022.
What is "fentanyl"
A support group for people who are in recovery that was founded in 1935 by Bill W and Dr Bob.
What is AA.
What is _____ (going for a walk, watching TV, reading a book, going for a drive, spending time with family, etc.)
This coping skill for urges and cravings is also a great way to stay on top of your hygiene.
What is "Taking a shower?"
A medication that can reverse an overdose from opiates only.
What is "Narcan?"
The effects of this substance include increased heart rate, sweating and an energetic/euphoric feeling.
What is "cocaine"
This program has adapted the core teachings of the Buddha as a treatment of addiction.
What is " Refuge Recovery"?
Refuge Recovery meetings start and end with a meditation. A reading from the text is read, reflected on and discussed.
Spending too much time alone.
What is "isolating?"
The practice of noticing your surroundings and your inner feelings, without making judgments.
Three places where Narcan can be obtained in the Weymouth area.
What is "any pharmacy, Spectrum Health Systems, A New Way in Qunicy, Manet Community Health Center- Qunicy, Wey of Life-Weymouth Peer Recovery Support Center 383 Bridge St Suite #2 Weymouth?"
This substance is added to opiates to increase sedation. Side effects include severe skin ulcers, soft-tissue wounds, and necrosis- tissue death.
What is "xylazine."
A peer recovery center in the Weymouth area.
What is "Wey of Life- Weymouth, South Shore Peer Recovery- Scituate, A New Way- Quincy"
What is "anxiety?"
The practice of breathing in for four seconds, holding the breath for four seconds, breathing out for four seconds and repeating the process.
What is "Square or block breathing?"
What are "opiates, benzodiazepines and alcohol?"
This medication can be used to treat cravings from both opioids and/or alcohol.
What is "Vivitrol"
A person that acts as a guide through someone's recovery in the AA or NA program.
What is a "sponsor"
The act of engaging in an activity that is pleasurable, enjoyable or necessary for one's health.
What is "self care?"
A visualization exercise during which one imagines they are surfing on the ocean.
What is "riding the wave?"
Narcan lasts in the body for up to this length of time.
What is "90 minutes"
Can be prescribed for pain or as a mood stabilizer, and is also sold "on the street." Not classified as an opiate but it is a controlled substance.
What is "gabapentin."
What does SMART in SMART recovery stand for?
Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART)
SMART Recovery is a recovery method grounded in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), that supports people with substance dependencies or problem behaviors to:
A phone number to call for help when someone is having thoughts about ending their life.
What is "The National Suicide Prevention Hotline" 1-800-273-8255