Relapse Prevention
What are the two categories of triggers one can experience?
Internal and External.
What does the H stand for?
Hungry.
What are the 3 stages of relapse?
Emotional, mental, physical.
What does SOAP stand for?
Structured outpatient addiction program.
Lead singer of Aerosmith. Struggled with drugs in high school. Went to rehab in 1986. Poly substance user but drug of choice was heroin.
Steven Tyler.
Name at least 2 common warning signs for relapse.
Isolation ; poor self-care ; emotional instability ; avoiding help ; bottling up emotions
What does the A stand for?
Angry.
Individual begins drinking or using drugs again.
Physical stage of relapse.
What does MAT stand for?
Medication assisted treatment.
Suffered a mental breakdown, shaved her head. Struggled with Alcohol and drugs. Music Artist/Actress. Mother of two. Known for the song "Oops I did it Again".
Britney Spears.
Name at least 2 coping strategies for when triggers arise.
HALT, mindfulness, self-care, naming triggers and planning your response.
What does the L stand for?
Lonely.
FREE points to the team that picked.
FREE points to the team that picked.
What does NFI stand for?
Northern Family Institute.
Elton John helped this musician get sober. Famous Pop/Rock musician. Known for the song "Uptown Girl".
Billy Joel.
What is relapse prevention?
It is a method for maintaining sobriety that involves creating a plan to manage triggers and developing alternative, healthy coping skills.
Involves creating a plan for when triggers arise.
What does the T stand for?
Tired.
Individual is not actively thinking about using substances but is experiencing distress that can increase vulnerability to relapse.
Emotional stage of relapse.
What is my name and my role at NFI?
Alannah, clinical intern.
Alcohol Addiction. Actor. Starred in "Harry Potter".
Daniel Radcliffe.
True or False: Internal triggers can be harder to avoid than external triggers.
True.
What is the purpose of HALT?
To stop and ask if your basic needs are being met before they become overwhelming triggers.
There is an internal struggle. Individual is thinking about relapsing however values remaining sober.
Mental stage of relapse.
What does HOPE stand for?
Haverhill's Outreach Prevention and Education.
Musician celebrates over a decade in recovery, has written many songs about his struggle with addiction. Has 3 daughters. In the film "8 mile".
Eminem or Marshall Mathers.