Substance Use Disorders
Stage two in the stages of addiction
What is experimentation?
breathe in for a count of 4, hold for 4, breathe out 4, hold for 4
What is box breathing?
When your body needs more of the substance to achieve the same effect as before.
What is tolerance?
Get at least 7-9 hours to let your brain heal and body recover.
What is Sleep?
The OG self-help/12 Steps group
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
Using prescriptions to help with cravings and withdrawal
What is medication-assisted treatment?
Using active awareness of body parts, usually in a systematic fashion.
What is Body Scanning?
What is the brain?
Being in the present moment, noticing your thoughts and feelings without judgement
What is Mindfulness?
Created as a support group for those whose lives are affected by being close to someone with AUD
What is Al-Anon?
Emergency medication used in an opioid overdose
What is Narcan or Naloxone?
Expanding your ribcage and diaphragm to fill your lungs as much as you can and then taking a slow, relaxed breath out.
What is belly breathing?
The chemical in the brain that is strongly linked to pleasure and is released when someone uses substances.
What is dopamine?
Activities, exercise, art, etc. used for stress management.
What are Hobbies or Positive Distractions?
The first step in any 12-step program
What is honesty or admission?
Strategies aiming to reduce the harmful effects of substances
Using mindfulness as a tool to accept an urge and its discomfort, rather than attempting to suppress it.
What is urge surfing?
This part of the brain handles judgement and decision-making, and is thus involved in substance use behaviors
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
An acronym used to check for hunger, anger, loneliness, or tiredness.
What is HALT?
provide guidelines for relationships between groups, members, and global fellowship(s) at large.
What are the 12 traditions?
A relationship where a person enables or focuses excessively on another's issue
What is Codependency?
Avoiding people, places, and things
What is Stimulus Control?
These brain regions link cravings to memory and emotion.
What is the amygdala or hippocampus?
Expressing needs, wants, opinions, feelings, and beliefs in a direct, honest, and appropriate way.
What is assertive communication?
A sponsor offers this type of support or guidance.
What is accountability or fellowship?