Triggers
Coping Skills
Substances
Famous Sober Figures
100

Recognizing and understanding personal triggers helps individuals take proactive steps to avoid _____.

Relapse

100

a practice of regularly recording thoughts, feelings, experiences, and reflections.

Journaling

100

is a potent synthetic opioid pain reliever that is estimated to be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.

Fentanyl

100

He is known for his struggles with alcohol, cocaine, and heroin addiction.

Robert Downey Jr

200

Triggers are general divided into two categories _____ and _______.

Internal and External

200

statements that reinforce positive thoughts about oneself.

Positive affirmations

200

is a stimulant drug that speeds up your body’s central nervous system. It boosts dopamine, which is a brain chemical that plays a part in movement and motivation.

Meth

200

She used drugs in her early twenties, all the way until the 1980s when she started her talk show

Oprah 

300

Outside events or circumstances that can lead to cravings or high risk behavior.

External triggers

300

Promotes relaxation and mental clarity.

Meditation

300

is a psychoactive substance that can affect perception, mood, and coordination.

Marijuana

300

He has been open about his addiction back in the 1980s. He  went to a drug rehab facility and has been sober ever since. He plays nick fury in avengers.

Samuel L. Jackson

400

emotional or mental states that arise within.

Internal triggers

400

an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure.

Hobbies (ie. basketball, painting, etc)

400

Is both prescription and illicit, can cause euphoria and pain relief, but their long-term use can lead to tolerance, dependence, and withdrawal symptoms.

Opioids

400

struggled with drugs and alcohol after the death of her brother in 1992, when she turned to using substances to cope. In 2002, she was arrested for possession, and she made the choice to get her life together.

Queen Latifah

500

Triggers are people, places, situations, thoughts, or _______ that create the urge to use substances.

Emotions

500

intentionally engaging the diaphragm to expand the lungs and increase lung capacity. This helps to reduce stress and anxiety by calming the nervous system. 

Breathing exercises

500

is a highly addictive and dangerous stimulant drug derived from the leaves of the coca plant.

Cocaine

500

 she struggled with drug and alcohol use for 10 years. Later, after talking to a fellow singer and friend, Etta James, the Queen of Funk-Soul made the change to quit alcohol and drugs and has been sober since.


Chaka Khan