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Questions:
1.
What percent of deaths involving Synthetic Opioids is due to Prescription Opioids?
2.
What is the statement for Addiction in the Sample Opioid Treatment Agreement provided?
3.
What are the Goals of Avoiding Relapse Drift?
4.
What is required for employees to find a balance between Work and Recovery?
5.
What is the difference between Guilt and Shame?
6.
What is the Importance of Scheduling and Structure to Recovery?
7.
What is the Client's initial motivation for not using drugs and alcohol?
8.
What is the meaning of "Substance Dependence Is Based on Unreality and Recovery Is Based on Truth?"
9.
What is the effect of continued use of marijuana, another drug, or alcohol to the Client's recovery?
10.
How can Impulsive Sex act as a trigger for Substance Use?
11.
How can a Client intervene when they are at risk of relapse?
12.
How can a Client restore Trust in a Relationship?
13.
What can Clients do to prepare for triggers and relapse situations?
14.
What session goal provides clients a constructive way to approach 12-Step meetings and recovery that is not explicitly religious?
15.
What is an area in a Client's life that is typically neglected?
16.
How can a Client be prepared if, for example, friends they formerly used with, call to invite them out?
17.
What is the importance of self-esteem to recovery?
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How can certain emotions act as triggers?
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What is the importance of being responsible for recovery, even during illness?
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What are the warning signs of stress?
21.
What are the two general strategies that a Client can apply to minimize stress in their lives?
22.
What are the ways to understand and manage Anger?
23.
What iImportant role do friends play in recovery?
24.
What is the importance of distinguishing between things that can be changed and those that cannot?
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What are the strategies for coping with emotions and depression?
26.
What are the different ways to break the monotony of recovery? |
Answers:
A. A small percentage of patients may develop addiction problems based on genetic or other factors.
B. 23.7% of all Drug Overdose Deaths totaling 17,087.
C. Help clients understand the process of relapse drift; Help clients identify things in their lives that are anchoring their recovery; and Help clients identify things that must be avoided because they threaten to send clients into relapse drift.
D. Guilt refers to feeling bad about things one has done or failed to do. Shame goes beyond a response to a specific action or behavior. Shame means feeling bad about who one is—a belief that one is defective or unworthy.
E. Finding this balance may require employees to request that their work schedules be adjusted.
F. Evolve into a personal, internal desire to maintain their new lives.
G. It is important for clients to write down their schedules. Schedules that exist only in one’s head are too easy to revise or abandon. When clients are making their schedules, special attention should be paid to weekends and other times clients feel they are particularly vulnerable to substance use.
H. Clouds Client's judgment or decision making; throws lives out of balance and endangers recovery.
I. It represents an escape from the realities of life, a flight from responsibility, and a denial of consequences. Maintaining a substance-abusing lifestyle requires people to lie and make excuses continually. Entering recovery represents the first step toward acknowledging the truth of substance dependence.
J. Common actions that help are talking with a trusted friend or family member, going to a mutual-help meeting, talking to a counselor, exercising, or doing something to move out of a rut, such as taking a day off from work. Clients should think about what will work for them and be prepared to put their plan into action at the first sign of a relapse.
K. For some clients, impulsive sex was linked with substance use before they came into treatment. They usually would have sex when they were using. Other clients may turn to impulsive sex to achieve a kind of high after they have stopped using substances. In both cases, impulsive sex is a trigger for substance use and can lead to relapse. Clients even can become dependent on impulsive sex just as they were dependent on substances.
L. Clients should take a hard, honest look at the people, emotions, and situations that are linked to their substance abuse, make a list of these triggers, and then make a commitment to avoid them.
M. By staying abstinent and making amends for the harm they have done.
N. They neglect the normal day-to-day activities that are necessary for a healthy and satisfying life.
O. Defining Spirituality.
P. Clients in treatment have stopped their substance use, but they also need to break the cycle of low self-esteem and begin to see value in their lives and themselves. Looking after their health and grooming helps clients respect themselves. Clients who respect themselves have more of an investment in their future and in succeeding in recovery.
Q. Clients should plan what they will say in advance. Having a plan allows clients to avoid hesitating, then being cajoled into going along.
R. Clients should view staying healthy in the same way they view avoiding triggers. Doing their best not to get sick should be regarded as an important goal in clients’ recovery, especially early in recovery. The same behaviors that help ward off sickness also support recovery in general.
S. Some clients are at greater risk of relapse when things are going well than when negative emotions arise. But some emotions are dangerous triggers for most clients: loneliness, anger, and feeling deprived. If clients are feeling these emotions, they should be aware that they are at a higher risk of relapse.
T. Moderation. Balance is always important to a healthy, happy life, but never more so than during recovery; and Management. A second strategy that clients may find useful is planning ahead (scheduling) and breaking down goals into small steps that can be tackled one at a time.
U. Irritability; Constant fatigue; Difficulty communicating; Memory problems; Sleep disturbances; Disorientation or confusion; Headaches; Difficulty making decisions; Weight loss or gain; Depression; Tremors or muscle twitching; Apathy; and Gastrointestinal problems.
V. Be honest with yourself. Admit when you are experiencing anger; Be aware of how your anger shows itself. Physical sensations and patterns of behavior can help you recognize when you are angry; Think about how anger affects others; and Identify and implement coping strategies.
W. Relationships with friends help shape individuals. Being around people who are committed to recovery and people whose lives are balanced and fulfilling has a positive effect on clients, especially those who are new to abstinence and recovery. Perhaps the most important role friends can play for clients in recovery is to be a resource for support and strength. However, clients also rely on friends for fun activities that are an important part of recovery.
X. Making distinctions between what can be changed and what cannot is a critical skill for clients in recovery.
If clients are unsuccessful at making these distinctions, they can experience frustration, anger, and increased stress that make them more vulnerable to relapse..
Y. One way for clients to combat the routine nature of recovery is to plan little rewards for themselves every couple of weeks; These rewards need not be large purchases or big events; and The rewards should be things that clients can look forward to.
Z. It is especially important for clients to reach out to supportive friends and family if they are feeling depressed. Talking to a counselor or a physician also is a good idea. Activities that get clients out of the house and force them to interact with other people. |
