Substances
Treatment
Recovery Vocabulary
Mental Health
The 12 Steps
100

Most commonly abused illicit drug across the nation...

Marijuana

100

The three members of each patient's team when seeking treatment at RCA...

Therapist, Counselor, Case Manager

100
Abstain from ALL illicit drugs and alcohol...
Sobriety
100

Disorder that is developed after a traumatic experience...

PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

100

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.

Step 1

200

Is the fastest addicting drug...

Nicotine

200

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

200

People, places, things that cause people to have thoughts associated with substance abuse...

Triggers

200
Feelings of extreme sadness, shame, guilt and/or dispair...
Depression
200

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

Step 3

300

This drug is still used as a localized, external anesthetic...

Cocaine

300

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 insensitivity...

IOP or Intensive Outpatient Program

300

One of the addiction recovery slang terms used to describe the abrupt and complete cessation of taking a drugs...

Cold Turkey

300

Feelings of worry, uneasiness, or dread...

Anxiety

300

Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Step 5

400

A short-term consequence of drinking in excess which can cause a loss of consciousness, coma, or death...

Alcohol Poisoning

400

What each letter stands for in CSS when seeking treatment at RCA...

Clinical Stabilization Services

400

1st symptom experienced as a sign you're developing a substance abuse disorder...

Increased tolerance

400

A medical doctor that specializes in treating mental & emotional disorders...

Psychiatrist

400

Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

Step 7

500

A substance invented in 1800s Germany by Bayer Company & thought to be a cure for morphine addiction…

Heroin

500

What each letter stands for in ATS when seeking treatment at RCA...

Acute Treatment Services

500

Factors that reduce the risk of an individual developing a substance use disorder...

Protective Factors

500

Violent or aggressive behavior within the home that can lead to trauma...

Domestic Violence

500

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