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Part of the Relapse Prevention Workbook for Chemically Dependent Criminal Offenders

Exercise No. 10A: Initial Alcohol and Drug Warning Sign List

Purpose. This exercise will help you notice which of the warning signs are important to you, and help you understand them better.

Instructions. Make three copies of this exercise. Pick the three warning signs that you had the strongest feelings and thoughts about in the Alcohol and Drug Relapse Warning Signs exercise and list them on the worksheets in this exercise. For each one, follow the directions below.

Alcohol and Drug Warning Sign: No. __________
1. Title
2. Write the words you underlined.
3. Why did you pick this sign?
4. Write the warning sign in your own words, beginning with:
  I know my recovery is in trouble when . . .
  
  Repeat this sentence several times out loud. Then complete the sentences that follow.
5. When I say this sentence . . .
  1. My thoughts are
  2. My feelings are
  3. I want to