Week 5 Women in Recovery Defining your Relationship w/Drugs
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Defining Your Relationship With Drugs
Week 5
QUIET TIMESit quietly for a minute or two, and focus on where we are now.
TODAY’S AGENDAQuiet TimeCheck- in Exploring personal relationship with
substancesWhat does a healthy relationship with a
substance look like?The Continuum - What does an
unhealthy relationship with substance look like?
Where is YOUR line? – discussion
CHECK-IN Name Feeling Last use 12-step meetings? What happened? Who attended a meeting? If you did not attend a meeting
• Did you think about it?• What prevented your attendance?• What can you do differently this week?
Success with last week’s recovery tool? (binders)
SESSION GOALS To understand that our relationships with alcohol and other drugs progress along a continuum.
To personalize and classify our own relationships with various substances
…FOURCHARACTERISTICS
of a HealthyRelationship with a Drug
CHARACTERISTICS OF AHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPKnowledgeBenefitsNo negative “side effects”Freedom to choose
KNOWLEDGE? Recognition that the substance you are using is a drug and awareness of what it does to your body
Examples of drugs that people don’t realize they are using
Read info from pharmacy?
BENEFITS?Experience of a useful effect
of the drug over time.
WHY PEOPLE USE DRUGS POSSIBLE USEFUL EFFECTS To treat disease To alter moods To escape boredom and despair To promote and enhance social interaction To enhance sensory experience and pleasure To stimulate artistic creativity and
performance To improve physical performance To rebel To go along with peer pressure To aid religious practices To explore the self To establish an identity
SIDE EFFECTS? Freedom from adverse effects on health or
behaviorPossible effects Uncertainty of Dose and Quality Mixing Drugs Medical Problems
• Acute problems (i.e. overdosing & allergic reactions; injuries)
• Chronic problems (i.e. irritate & damage body systems; lifestyle can influence self-care like diet, sleep, hygiene & exercise)
• Pregnancy complications • Misdiagnoses due to drugs changing or masking
symptoms • Drug induced/aggravated psychiatric disorders
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS Social and Behavioral Problems
Relational Altered Inhibitions Diminished Ability to Process Social Cues Distortion of Emotional Experience Family Employment School
• Life Threatening Social Situations Developmental Problems Impaired mental development Impaired emotional development Impaired physical development
Legal Problems DWI Assault & Domestic Violence Possession & Distribution
Dependency & Addiction Physiological Psychological
Limits Personal Freedom!
FREEDOM? Ease of separation from the use of the drug.
Withdrawal• Psychological or Physical• The Substitution Syndrome
Tolerance• More of the same drug for benefit• Stronger drug for benefit
Add relationship with drugs hand out one way and 2 way street.
BREAK TIME!
PERSONALIZING DISCUSSION Where are you in your relationship
with your drug of choice?
If you think you are still on a two-way street, does your relationship meet all our criteria of a healthy relationship?
Have you passed the point of no return?