Just Another Statistic
Life in Early Recovery
Be SMART, but work the steps
Coping for a Cure
Recovery Rulz
100
It is estimated that this percent of people in need of substance abuse treatment feel they do not have a problem
What is 95%
100
Many people in recovery still have a tendency to do this, which in turn can enable excuses for continued substance use.
What is Justify Substance Use
100
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it
what is Step 10
100
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let ourselves get too lonely, tired, hungry or angry. What acronym can help us remember these circumstances
What is HALT
100
General rule of thumb is that a person must have this much time of uninterrupted sobriety before they can be a sponsor to someone else
What is two years
200
Statistically speaking, this holiday produces the highest rate of impaired driving arrests and accidents
What is Thanksgiving
200
When a person enters a detox treatment program, the usually receive medical clearance after this many days
What is 5-7 days
200
SMART stands for this
Self-Management And Recovery Training
200
One of the most common and effective coping skills a person in early recovery can possess is this string of behaviors defined as "a sequence of actions regularly followed"
What is a routine
200
The first symptom that a person experiences as a sign that they are developing a substance use disorder
What is increased tolerance
300
It is estimated that this many people die each year as a direct result of alcohol abuse
What is 88,000
300
People, places and objects that cause individuals to have thoughts associated with substance use are known as these
What are triggers
300
In being SMART about your recovery, you must acknowledge that you can only control the present and must put this behind you
What is the past
300
Initial perceptions of one self, other people and situations that need to be challenged
What are cognitive distortions
300
This is the only requirement for an individual to meet in order to be a member of AA or NA.
What is possess the desire to stay sober
400
According to A.A, a person is this percentage more likely to achieve long-term sobriety if they obtain and meet regularly with a sponsor
What is 66 %
400
Following a medical detox, a person in recovery will continue to experience symptoms of emotional/psychological withdrawal known by this acronym
What is PAWS
400
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
What is Step 4
400
This term refers to a mode of thinking where a person will empower themselves to achieve a goal via review of past accomplishments
What is self-efficacy
400
Individuals in early recovery must make honesty a priority and avoid doing this behavior in which a person may withhold information to avoid being dishonest
What is Omission
500
It is estimated that approximately this percent of parents talk to their children about the dangers associated with substance abuse
What is 33%
500
Re-occurring behaviors associated with past substance use that couple put an individual at risk for relapse
What are Relapse Warning Signs
500
In effort to change our outlook and perceptions about ourselves and people around us. We must B able to challenge these personal opinions.
What are beliefs
500
For a person to truly learn from errors of past behavior they must first process this emotion that is the result of violating a moral guideline
What is guilt
500
Most recovery programs encourage people to avoid initiating these types of relationships in early recovery
What are intimate relationships