Addiction Background
People, Places, or Things that cause people to have thoughts associated with substance abuse.
What are Triggers?
Our ______ keep us sick.
secrets
Feeling of extreme sadness, shame, guilt and/or thought of hopelessness and excessive sleep.
What is depression?
Feelings of worry, racing thoughts, and restlessness.
What is Anxiety?
To start recovery, you must first get out of _____.
Recognition or affirmation that a person or their feelings or opinions are valid or worthwhile
What is Validation?
Recovery is Progress NOT ________.
Perfection
It is the pleasure chemical in our brain that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction.
What is dopamine?
___ __ and ___ ___ started Alcoholics Anonymous.
Bill W., Dr. Bob
What is the meaning of the acronym MAT?
What is Medication Assisted Treatment>
This is defined as doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different outcome.
What is Insanity?
It works if you ______ __.
work it
If you work on these 3 things it is said to help recovery M.B.S.
Mind, Body, Spirit
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
What is empathy?
Acknowledging that there is a problem but not yet ready, sure of wanting, or lacks confidence to make a change.
What is contemplation?
A behavioral and brain disorder characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking, or use of a substance despite adverse social, psychological and/or physical consequences, and a need for an increased amount of the substance, as time goes on to achieve the same effect.
What is addiction?
__ meetings in __ days.
90, 90
Emotional or physical limits that people set to create a healthy sense of personal space.
What are boundaries?
Maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness
What is mindfulness?
The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and return kindness, something you often do at the end of group.
What is gratitude?
Normal biological event characterized by the need to increase the dose overtime to obtain the original effect. A state in which a drug produces diminishing biological or behavioral response.
What is tolerance?
Practice healthy ____ ____ to overcome cravings and triggers.
What are coping skills?
When people have made a commitment to make a change. Their motivation for changing is reflected by statements such as: "I've got to do something about this - this is getting serious. Something has got to change".
What is preparation?
Anger, humor, diversion, blaming, excuse making, denial, compromising.
What are defense mechanisms?
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?