Substance use recovery / SUR-A08-2
Medication Conversation Prep — Practice worksheet
List questions about treatment options, access, side effects, and follow-up without changing medication independently.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Jordan wants to discuss available medication support for recovery.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Medication decisions belong in collaborative care with a qualified prescriber.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
List questions about treatment options, access, side effects, and follow-up without changing medication independently.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
Which questions would help you make an informed decision with your prescriber? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- Which questions would help you make an informed decision with your prescriber?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Substance Use Disorders — National Institutes of Health
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.