Treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individuals life experiences. People who struggle with _______ engage in harmful activities despite harmful concequences.
What is addiction
An experienced member who guides newcomers through recovery
What is a sponsor?
Intense desires or urges to use drugs that can be hard to resist
What are cravings
A group that provides support for family members of alcoholics
What is Al-Anon
Temporarary residence that helps those recently incarcerated transition back into the community upon release from jail/prison.
What is a halfway house
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities to participate in.
What is a relapse prevention plan
Someone who has both a diagnosed mental illness and substance abuse disorder has a
what is a co-occurring disorder
Which step asks you to make direct ammends with people you have harmed, unless attempting to make ammends would hurt them or someone else
What is step nine
What is Three20
what is progressive muscle relaxation or PMR
Anger, anxiety, loneliness, grief, and depression are a few examples of which kind of trigger?
What is internal
This alone is not sufficent to overcome alcoholism or addiction
What is willpower
These two experiences would be signs that one has developed an addiction
What is tolerance and withdrawl
Alcohol is a disease of these three things
what are body, mind, and spirit
5 skills you have learned in treatment to overcome cravings and triggers
(this is a question with many answers. Must answer in form of question still). What is (are) a sponsor, a relapse prevention plan, laughter, service, work, being with family, hobbies etc.