Lesson 21: Motivation: Slide  26

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Habits Have Cues

  • Habits or conditioning patterns of alcohol and drug use are powerful cues and sources of ambivalence
  • The smell of smoke can remind people of drinking
  • The sound of a certain piece of music can cue back to using
  • It will take time for your mind and body to stop reacting to those cues and to stop sending you signals that it is time to use again

Notes:

Pg. 38, “Motivational Interviewing, Preparing People to Change Addictive Behavior,” William R. Miller and Stephen Rollick, The Guilford Press, New York, 1991

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