Relapse Prevention
Triggers
Definitions
Early Recovery
Extra
100

A sober person who stands by you in recovery

What is support system?

100

Specific triggers: People, places, things, activities

What are external triggers?

100

To fall back into a previous condition, especially after a partial recover from illness.

What is relapse?

100

Physical sensations as a result of stopping substance use

What are withdrawal symptoms?

100

A place you go to receive help for substance use or mental health struggles

What is treatment?

200

Deep breathing or snapping a rubber band on your wrist

What are coping skills?

200

Specific triggers: Negative emotions, positive emotions, and thoughts

What are internal triggers?

200

A set of skills used to avoid and manage triggers and cravings

What are coping skills?

200

Suboxone, Vivitrol, and Methadone are all part of this kind of treatment

What is medication assisted treatment?

200

These are gatherings where members follow rules that benefit their recovery

What are 12 step meetings?

Will accept what is AA or NA?

300

Staying busy in recovery decreases this:

What is boredom?

300

Ways to manage triggers

What are thought stopping techniques?

300

A chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking, continued use despite harmful consequences, and long-lasting changes in the brain

What is addiction?

300

These impact the recovery process and can mess with your mind and can also be triggers

What are thoughts, emotions, and behaviors?

300

The person you meet with for the longest session time at BrightView that guides you throughout recovery

What is a counselor?

400

A sequence that explains how triggers and thoughts can increase use

What is the trigger-thought-craving-use cycle?

400

This can affect your brain and cause cravings to occur 

What is a trigger?

400

Feeling bad about what you've done

What is guilt?

400

Obstacles in early recovery includes friends who use, anger/irritability, substances in the home, boredom/loneliness, and special occasions

What are common challenges in recovery?

400

Set of strategies and ideas that reduce negative consequences related to substance use

What is harm reduction?

500

Doing something specific to keep you grounded in recovery such as attending treatment appointments

What are mooring lines or relapse drift?

500

A way to avoid old acquaintances from calling you

What is change your phone number?

500

Reasons why you want to stop substance use

What is motivation?

500

A period in early recovery where difficulty with thoughts and emotions are caused by the healing process in the brain

What is the Wall?

500

A tool that focuses on patient goals and progress in treatment

What is a treatment plan?