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H.A.L.T. is the acronym for this relapse warning sign
What is hungry, angry, lonely, tired?
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the different
What is the serenity prayer?
anything you put in your body that changes you emotionally, socially, or physically
What is a drug?
A point in the treatment process where the user rids themselves of the drugs left in their body
What is detoxification?
a person, place, situation, or thing that contributes to an unwanted emotional or behavioral response
What are triggers?
the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is dopamine?
The founders of AA
Who is Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob?
a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
A slip from recovery when the individual returns back to an addictive behavior
What is relapse?
a temporary distraction to use when triggered with thoughts of using drugs/alcohol
What are coping skills?
when a person must take a higher dose of a drug to achieve the same effect as when they first used it
What is tolerance?
any type of imperfection in the way a person thinks or behaves
What is a character defect?
The acronym B.A.C. stands for this (hint: alcohol related)
What is Blood Alcohol Concentration?
What is group therapy?
writing about your personal experiences to process information and organize it
What is journaling?
a chronic, relapsing disease that results from the prolonged effects of drugs on the brain
What is addiction?
This program offers an approach to recovery based on Buddhist principles and is peer-led.
What is Recovery Dharma?
This type of drug doesn't have any severe physical withdrawal symptoms, but has psychological ones (paranoia, irritability, fatigue, increased appetite).
What is a stimulant?
A type of therapy that helps an individual learn to identify and change destructive thought patterns
What is CBT?
coping strategies to help reconnect you with the present
What are grounding techniques?
an emotional and physical response to demanding situations, including symptoms that may include worry, a feeling of being overwhelmed, increased heart rate, headaches, & sleep difficulties.
What is stress?
this program has a scientific foundation, not a spiritual one. It teaches increasing self-reliance, rather than powerlessness.
What is SMART recovery?
an opioid antagonist (blocks the effects of opioid drugs) that also reduces opioid and alcohol cravings
What is naltrexone (Vivitrol)?
A set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for addiction recovery
What are the 12-Steps?
a practice in which an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state
What is meditation?