True or False
True or False;
Relapse begins when you use alcohol and or drugs
This question can be either true or false.
Often there are signs that relapse is on the horizon before using an actual substance.
Triggers can lead to _______.
Cravings.
_______ is a return to behaviors that was previously stopped.
Relapse
List three relapse warning signs
How can you manage and express your anger in healthy ways?
What is identifying anger signs, evaluating the situation, talking it out, cooling off, waiting before responding and/or reviewing options for responding
True or False;
Untreated addiction is more expensive than heart disease, diabetes and cancer combined
True
What can you do to manage your cravings?
Distract yourself
Write down what you are feeling, to track the craving and situation in which it occurred to notice patterns
Remember cravings are temporary
Remove all alcohol, drugs and paraphenalia from your home.
Ways that _______ can affect your body include: heart disease, brain damage, digestive problems, liver disease, cancer and breathing disorders.
Alcohol
How would you handle a slip in your recovery? (a slip is when we give into an urge, and then become guilty for giving in, also known as a lapse)
1. get out of the situation
2. use it as a learning experience
3. play detective
4. don't keep it to yourself
5. discuss with supportive people
6. develop a plan
List 5 coping skills
Recovery requires more than willpower.
True, it requires lifestyle changes.
You should refer to your _________ often to recognize and avoid triggers
Relapse Prevention Plan
Short term effects of __________ include: clouded mental functioning, nausea and vomiting. Awareness of pain may be suppressed. Pregnant women can suffer spontaneous abortion. Cardiac (heart) functions slow down and breathing is severely slowed, sometimes to the point of death.
Heroin
You begin to isolate yourself from others and feel bored and lonely much of the time. This is a _____ _____.
Red Flag
Name two examples of negative coping skills.
Self-harm, using drugs, abusing alcohol, withdraw/isolation, fighting, bottling feelings up, etc.
The substance user with a long history of relapse will usually be unable to recover.
False
___________ Triggers include, people, places and things.
External
The most commonly used and abused drug, after alcohol, is __________.
Marijuana
What are a few ways to cope with thoughts of using?
1. think of the benefits of not using
2. list and recall unpleasant drinking/drugging situations
3. focus on the progress you are making
4. think about the potential negative consequences of using
5. distractions
Benefits of _____ include increasing your physical well-being, improving your emotional well-being, improving your mental alertness, improving your sleep, providing you with more energy, and reducing your stress and anxiety
What is exercise
People relapse because they haven't "hit bottom" yet.
False
There will always be circumstances worse than what you have, you can use information from your relapse to try and figure out what to do differently next time.
When you feel like using, you should ask yourself if you are H.A.L.T? What does that stand for?
HALT;
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
or Tired
What are the 5 stages of change?
What does H.O.W mean and how does it relate to recovery?
Honest Open and Willing Be honest and open about your life including your past usage. Be willing to acknowledge and change the attitudes and behaviors that need to be changed and may be causing issues in your life.
What are ways that you can solve problems without them becoming overwhelming and/or prompting strong emotions?
What is understanding the problem, identifying potential solutions, making an action plan, not giving up