The Brain
Recovery Facts
12 Steps / 12 Traditions
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Treatment 101
Movies
50
People, places, and things that make you want to use are called these: ______ ?
Triggers
Acceptable: Cravings
50
The physical item given in AA to mark a milestone, such as 24 hours, 30 days, 60 days, etc.
Chip
Acceptable: Coin, Medallion, Token, Key Tag
50
What is the name of the process of repairing relationships damaged by addiction?
Making Amends
50
This emergency medication reverses an opioid overdose almost instantly.
Narcan
Acceptable: Naloxone
50
Sandra Bullock plays a woman court-ordered into residential treatment in this 2000 recovery film.
28 Days
200
Alcohol, opioids, and benzodiazepines all belong to this category of drug.
Depressants
Acceptable: Downers, CNS Depressants
200
In AA/NA, someone brand new to the program is often called this.
Newcomer
Acceptable: Pigeon
200
This Step involves identifying the people you’ve harmed and becoming willing to make things right.
Step Eight
200
This is the term often used for the lingering physical and emotional symptoms, like mood swings, sleep problems, and brain fog?
PAWS
Acceptable: Post acute withdrawal syndrome, Post acute withdrawal
200
This 2012 film stars Denzel Washington as a pilot struggling with alcoholism after a miraculous emergency landing.
Flight
300
Dopamine and serotonin are both examples of what, inside the brain?
Neurotransmitters
Acceptable: Chemical Messengers
300
Someone who is sober but still miserable, angry, and not doing any recovery work is often referred to as this.
Dry Drunk
Acceptable: White-knuckling, Dry
300
NA's version of the Big Book goes by this two-word nickname: _____ ______ ?
NOT NARCOTIC'S ANONYMOUS
Blue Book
Basic Text
300
This term describes using substances plus having a mental health diagnosis. _____ ________?
Dual-Diagnosis
Acceptable: Co-occurring disorder
300
This actor, known for playing Iron Man, has been open about his real-life addiction and recovery, and was even arrested multiple times before getting sober.
Robert Downey Jr.
400
This brain chemical, often called the "calm chemical", is responsible for mood stability and is frequently depleted in people with depression and addiction.
Serotonin
400
This acronym names four states that put you at high relapse risk, known as H. A. L. T.
What does it stand for?
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
400
AA co-founder Dr. Bob's last name is ______.
Smith
Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith (often referred to simply as "Dr. Bob")
400
In treatment, a patient's legal right to have their records and information kept private is protected by this federal law.
HIPAA
Acceptable: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
400
In this 2018 film, Lady Gaga co-stars with an actor who plays a musician battling alcoholism.
A Star is Born
500
Almost every patient in early recovery struggles with this specific stage of sleep - the dreaming stage - because substances suppress it heavily during active use.
REM Sleep
Acceptable: REM
500
The year Alcoholics Anonymous published its foundational text, commonly known as the Big Book.
April 10th, 1939
500
Bill W. borrowed the 12 Steps from this Christian fellowship, named after a university
Hint (2 words) _______ _____
Oxford Group
500
This approach to treatment focuses on reducing harm rather than requiring complete abstinence
Harm Reduction
500
Joaquin Phoenix plays this legendary country music singer navigating fame and addiction in the 2005 film Walk the Line.
Johnny Cash