Stages of Change
Recovery
LIFE
CBT-SUD
Self-care
100

This stage of change is marked by sustained clean time and altered behaviors, to include the use of healthy coping skills, protective factors and self-acceptance.

What is Maintenance?

100
Outpatient treatment that occurs 3 hours per day, 3 days a week.

What is IOP, Intensive Outpatient Program?

100

Symptoms experienced as a sign of developing substance use disorder.

What is Increased Tolerance?
100
Substance use treatment, medication management, and utilizing effective coping skills. 
What are Ways to Treat/Manage Addiction?
100

"The practice of taking care of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of your life to promote health and wellness."

What is Self-Care?

200

This stage of change is marked by denial of problematic substance use; changing one's behavior and seeking treatment is not a consideration; previous attempts at recovery may have been made in the past.

What is Precontemplation?

200
It is the process by which the body rids itself of alcohol and/or drugs.

What is detoxification/detox? 

200

With continued substance use, the brain will stop producing this chemical that enables pleasure. 

What is Dopamine?

200

People, Places, Things that contribute to thoughts, behaviors, and substance use. 

What are Triggers?
200
Defined as a "form of self-care" that creates clear guidelines (verbally and nonverbally) on how you desire to be treated; it honors your need to feel safe and respected. 

What are Boundaries?

300

Not everyone will experience this stage, but it is a risk. This stage can occur at any time during previous stages of change. 

What is Relapse?

300

Used to combat an opiate overdose. 

What is Narcan/Naloxone?

300

Confidential crisis support that is available 24/7 for veterans and their loved ones.

What is the Veterans Crisis Line/ 988 then press 1?

300

Name one way substance use disorder can develop.

What is Genetics; Environment; Social Pressures, Mental Health Concerns?

300

This is used to reduce idle time. 

What is Volunteering; Employment; Engaging a Hobby or Skill; Attend a Self-Help Group?

400
During this stage, thoughts of change and steps toward change occur. During this stage, substance use may continue and use may be lessened.

What is Preparation?

400

35-day or longer stay that includes individual and group therapy. 

What is a Residential Substance-Use Treatment Facility?

400

Defined as the "ability to recovery from or adjust easily to adversity or change."

What is Resiliency? 

400
Things we can do in the moment to reduce negative emotions; strategies used to manage/tolerate/minimize/overcome stressful situations. 

What are Coping Skills/Strategies

400
Examples of this practice includes: "I can do it," "I'm good enough," "Mistakes happen and I am capable of learning from this and starting over."

What is Positive Self-Talk?

500

During this stage, substances are not used; treatment is actively sought, engaged; and triggers are avoided.  

What is Action?

500

When someone abstains from all illicit drugs and alcohol. 

What is Sobriety/Recovery?

500

A common and effective coping skill used in early recovery that is characterized by "a sequence of actions regularly followed. 

What is a Routine/Schedule?

500

Defined as thoughts that cause a person to perceive reality inaccurately; two examples of this include all or nothing thinking and overgeneralization.

What are Cognitive Distortions?

500

Defined by what we hold in high regard; it is defined by what we believe in, what motivates our actions; it helps us with decision making. 

What are Values?