Stages of Change
People in this stage may wish to change, but for the immediate future have no plans to do so.
What is the Precontemplation Stage
A return to a state of illness after a period of being healthy, “disease-free,” without symptoms, or in a state of remission.
What is Relapse
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
What is Step 1
This occurs when a person really believes he/she needs the drug.
What is psychological dependence
Helping an addicted person do things they can or should be doing for themselves; causes disease progression
What is Enabling
People in this stage are getting ready to take action. They are more decisive, confident, and committed; they’re developing a plan and may have already taken small steps.
What is the Preparation Stage
Refraining from further drug use.
What is Abstinence
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
What is Step 8
Characterized by an inability to stop using a substance, despite the harmful consequences
What is Addiction
What is the difference between Addiction and Dependence?
What is: Dependence is exhibited by physical symptoms. Addiction manifests as a combination of physical, mental, and behavioral symptoms. A person who is addicted is also dependent. However, a person who is dependent on a drug may not addicted to it. Keep in mind, physical dependence is usually a precursor to addiction, so it is important to recognize the signs of both.
Individuals in this stage have managed to stay in Action mode for at least six months.
What is the Maintenance Stage
The effort to prove that our behaviors are valid or reasonable (examples include celebrations, boredom, or "I've been clean long enough to do it just once.")
What is Justification
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
What is Step 2
Physical and mental symptoms that occur after stopping or reducing intake of a drug.
What is Withdrawal
Characterized by delusions or hallucinations, which are experiences that are far removed from reality. Often caused by taking too much of a certain drug, it's level of toxicity provokes paranoia and a psychotic episode. It can also occur if you have an adverse reaction from mixing different substances or withdrawing from a drug, prescribed or otherwise.
What is a Drug-induced Psychosis
People in this stage are thinking about taking action, but aren’t quite ready or don’t know how to get started.
What is the Contemplation Stage
The acronym H.A.L.T stands for:
What is: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
What is Step 10
When the body adjusts to a drug and needs more to produce the desired effects.
What is Tolerance
What are the different types of Substances abused?
What are: Cannabinoids, Depressants, Opioids, Stimulants, Hallucinogens, and Others (PCP, Inhalants, Steroids)
Beyond just thinking about it or preparing to act, a person in this phase has actually begun doing something (or a lot of things) differently and maybe experimenting with expanding his or her efforts.
What is the Action Stage
To hold on to the possibility of returning to the behavior if necessary, or under the "right" circumstances (ex. keeping old contact phone numbers)
What are Reservations
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
What is Step 4
A physical reliance on a drug, also characterized by symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal
What is Physical Dependence
This is a supervised clinical environment where one can safely work through the withdrawal period that accompanies a Substance Use Disorder, to rid their body of the toxins from drugs and alcohol.
What is Detoxification (Detox).
Withdrawal symptoms from certain drugs can be fatal, so it is important that detox is done professionally, in a safe and controlled medical facility.