Across
- 3. Feeling bad about past actions (can be healthy)
- 5. Addiction is often called a chronic ______
- 7. The brain chemical connected to reward
- 11. People who help keep you accountable
- 13. Recovery meetings for drug addiction (two letters)
- 14. Avoiding feelings or problems instead of facing them
- 16. Structured recovery program
- 18. A test used to check for substance use
- 20. The guide used in many 12-step programs
- 22. The urge to act without thinking
- 24. When your body gets used to a substance and needs more
- 26. A plan to avoid using again
- 29. Feeling ready to stop using
- 30. Skills used to manage stress without using
- 31. Something that increases the risk of using
- 32. Professional support to work on recovery
- 34. Making things right after harm
- 35. Feeling like you are a bad person (often harmful)
- 36. Working one-on-one with a counselor
Down
- 1. A return to substance use after sobriety
- 2. Using more to get the same effect
- 4. A meeting where peers share recovery support
- 6. Another word for clean time
- 8. Learning about addiction and recovery
- 9. Symptoms when stopping a substance
- 10. A plan with goals for recovery
- 12. A strong desire to use again
- 15. Choosing not to use substances
- 17. A person who supports your recovery
- 19. Admitting you need help
- 21. A written way to admit mistakes and patterns
- 23. Feeling nervous or uneasy
- 25. A healthy habit that replaces using
- 27. A strong feeling that can lead to relapse
- 28. Feeling very sad or hopeless
- 33. Common recovery meetings (two letters)