Substances
Most commonly abused illicit drug across the nation...
Marijuana
The three members of each patient's team when seeking treatment at RCA...
Therapist, Counselor, Case Manager
Disorder that is developed after a traumatic experience...
PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.
Step 1
Is the fastest addicting drug...
Nicotine
A living environment that supports recovery for people transitioning out of drug and/or alcohol rehab, mental health treatment, and/or incarceration...
Halfway Housing/Sober Living
People, places, things that cause people to have thoughts associated with substance abuse...
Triggers
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Step 3
This drug is still used as a localized, external anesthetic...
Cocaine
Substance use aftercare treatment that is 3 hours per day and at least 3 days a week. This form of aftercare is not recommended following inpatient treatment due to its lack of intensity...
IOP or Intensive Outpatient Program
One of the addiction recovery slang terms used to describe the abrupt and complete cessation of taking a drug...
Cold Turkey
Feelings of worry, uneasiness, or dread...
Anxiety
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Step 5
A potent synthetic opioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an analgesic and anesthetic. It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesic...
Fentanyl
What each letter stands for in CSS when seeking treatment at RCA...
Clinical Stabilization Services
1st symptom experienced as a sign you're developing a substance abuse disorder...
Increased tolerance
A medical doctor that specializes in treating mental & emotional disorders that can also prescribe psychiatric medications...
Psychiatrist
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Step 7
A substance invented in 1800s Germany by Bayer Company & thought to be a cure for morphine addiction…
Heroin
What each letter stands for in ATS when seeking treatment at RCA...
Acute Treatment Services
Phenomenon in which a drug's effect on the body reaches a plateau...
Ceiling Effect
Violent or aggressive behavior within the home that can lead to trauma...
Domestic Violence
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Step 11