Our Program
What is Julie's dogs name
Willow
This DBT grounding skill reminds you to pause before reacting. What is the acronym and what do each letter in this four letter acronym stand for?
STOP SKILL:
Stop, Take a step back, Observe, and Proceed mindfully.
This 12-step Christian-based recovery program encourages healing through faith, accountability partners, and community.
Celebrate Recovery - 12pm at Canvas Church
This chemical messenger is often called the brain’s “feel-good” neurotransmitter — it surges during substance use and natural rewards like eating, laughing and even gambling
Dopamine
Name 2 quick ways to practice mindfulness anywhere, anytime
Deep breathing
Grounding with the 5 senses
2 or more missed appointments (no call, no show) including group attendance results in
An attendance contract and then with further recovery treatment opportunities missed-Discharge
This DBT skill helps you regulate intense emotions quickly-
What is the TIPP skill.
Temperature,
Intense exercise,
Paced breathing,
and Progressive relaxation.
This Indigenous recovery program blends the 12 Steps with Native traditions, the Medicine Wheel, and the principles of balance and spirituality.
What is Wellbriety
This neurotransmitter helps regulate mood, sleep, and overall well-being — when it’s low, depression and anxiety often increase.
Serotonin
This type of thinking often leads to relapse: "I messed up once, so I might as well keep using."
All or nothing thinking
Cedar Creek will be rebranded in the near future with their new name borrowed from our big brother, big sister sites in the area. What is the full name and the town that each are located
Recovery Centers of Montana
(RCM) located in Martin City is a 32 day inpatient facility for females
(RCM) located in Columbia Falls is a 32 day inpatient facility for males
When cravings or triggers feel overwhelming, this acronym helps distract yourself using Activities, Contributions, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing away, Thoughts, and Sensations.
What is Accepts
This evidence-based recovery program focuses on self-empowerment, building motivation, and using tools like the ABC model instead of the 12 steps.
What is SMART Recovery
Long-term substance use damages the brain’s reward pathway, causing reduced pleasure from normal activities — a condition known as this.
Anhedonia
Research shows mindfulness can physically change the brain by strengthening this area that helps with focus and decision making
Prefrontal cortex
At Cedar Creek, this policy means leaving drama at the door and bringing honesty to the floor
Confidentiality and Accountability
You’re in a high-risk situation at a holiday party. What can you do to cope with these feelings? Looking for 2 coping skills....
Instead of isolating or giving in to pressure, you reach out to your support system, use refusal skills, and remove yourself if needed.
A sponsor or mentor should have these three key qualities
solid recovery time, healthy boundaries, and a willingness to guide others without judgment.
This is the brain’s amazing ability to form new connections and adapt throughout life — even after addiction.
What is neuroplasticity
When someone tries to guilt you for taking care of yourself, they are crossing this kind of boundary
emotional boundary
Why does American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) recommend IOP clients to attend 9 hours a week? Come up with 2 reasons in your answer
Addiction treatment research consistently shows a “dose effect” — meaning the more hours of structured treatment a client receives, the better the outcomes.
9 hours strikes an appropriate balance between:
Intensity — enough therapeutic exposure to significantly impact behavior change, and
Accessibility — allowing clients to maintain work, family, or school responsibilities.
Frequent, repeated exposure to therapeutic content — about 3 sessions weekly — helps reinforce these new neural patterns.
Clients who attend at least 9–12 hours per week have higher abstinence rates at 6- and 12-month follow-ups.
Practicing this skill builds tolerance for discomfort and rewires the brain’s reward system by breaking the automatic link between craving and use.
What is urge surfing
What are the three main parts of a relapse prevention plan?
A strong relapse prevention plan should include these three key sections: triggers or warning signs, coping skills or strategies, and a support/contact list for when urges arise.
What are the keys to rewiring the brain through neuroplasticity?
Neuroplasticity shows that recovery isn’t just about willpower — it’s about literally rewiring the brain through these three steps: repetition, new behaviors, and positive reinforcement.
People often think that Kratom is natural or safe due to it's marketing and availability- but in reality it is risky because it does this....
It activates opioid pathways (binds to opioid receptors) in the brain causing cravings and physical withdrawal, and can lead to relapse on stronger opioids