Across
- 4. Common cause of relapse
- 9. A person, place, thing, or feeling that can lead to using
- 11. One basic function addiction often disrupts
- 15. Organ most affected by addiction
- 16. Thinking distortion: “I always fail”
- 17. Criminal/addictive thinking: making excuses
- 21. Pattern of trigger, craving, use, consequence, repeat
- 22. Thinking distortion: expecting the worst
- 23. Thinking distortion: all-or-nothing thoughts
- 24. Feeling that can increase risk of relapse
- 26. Can support treatment but must be taken as prescribed
- 27. Criminal/addictive thinking: “I deserve it”
- 28. Believing you’re “cured,” which can lead to relapse
- 30. Strategy of using anger or threats to control
Down
- 1. A brain disease that can be treated but not cured
- 2. Physical or emotional distress when stopping a drug
- 3. Strategy of staying away from responsibility
- 5. Needing more of a substance to get the same effect
- 6. Return to substance use or worsening of mental health
- 7. Belief that positive change is possible
- 8. A written strategy to avoid relapse
- 10. Cutting off from others, warning sign of relapse
- 12. Opposite of denial, needed for recovery
- 13. Ability to bounce back from setbacks
- 14. Strong desire or urge to use a substance
- 18. Thinking distortion: only seeing the negative
- 19. People you can lean on for help in recovery
- 20. What drugs and alcohol damage long-term
- 25. Strategy of distracting attention away from your behavior
- 29. Healthy skills used to manage triggers