Triggers & Cravings
Coping Skills
Relapse Prevention
Substance Facts
Healthy Living
100

A trigger

What is Anything that causes cravings or urges to use?

100

5-4-3-2-1, deep breathing, noticing surroundings.

What are grounding techniques you can use when feeling anxious?

100

What you do when you notice warning signs of relapse.

What is Talk to support, use coping skills, reach out?

100

Tolerance

What is Needing more of a substance to get the same effect?

100

Daily habits that support recovery.

What are Sleep, hygiene, nutrition, exercise, gratitude?

200

Emotions, thoughts, stress fatigue, boredom.

What are internal triggers?

200

DBT skill that helps you pause before reacting impulsively.

STOP skill

200

Lapse vs Relapse

What is one-time use vs returning to old patterns?

200

Misuse vs Abuse

What is using incorrectly vs using to get high?

200

ways to manage stress without substances.

What are Breathing, journaling, talking to a sponsor, walking?

300

Healthy ways to ride out cravings.

What is Urge surfing, distraction, deep breathing, or grounding?

300

Exercise, journaling, connecting with peers, hobbies

What are positive coping skills for managing boredom?

300

Being around using friends, stress, isolation, etc.

What are high risk situations? 

300

Hydrocodone drug class

What is Opioid / Narcotic analgesic.

300

Support groups, exercise, volunteering, creative hobbies, etc.

What are social activities that supports sobriety?

400

T/F Cravings usually last forever. 

What is false?

400

Using the five senses to calm yourself without substances.

What is self-soothing?

400

Accountability, structure, ongoing support, safety net

What are the benefits of having an aftercare plan?

400

Long-term effects of stimulant use

What are Anxiety, sleep issues, heart problems, paranoia?

400

Recovery triangle

What are Mind, body, and spirit (or mental, physical, emotional health)?

500

HALT

What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?

500

DBT Distress Tolerance Skills

What are ACCEPTS, IMPROVE, TIP

500

Emotional, mental, physical.

What are the 3 stages of relapse?

500

physical vs psychological dependence

What is the body needing the drug vs the mind craving it?

500

"building a recovery lifestyle"

What is Creating routines, supports, and environments that sustain sobriety?