Brain
What is the brain chemical most commonly associated with the reward system and addiction?
What is Dopamine?
What is the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages?
What is Ethanol?
What does HALT stand for?
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired?
What does CBT stand for?
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
What is the first step of the 12 Steps?
What is Admitting powerlessness over alcohol/substances and that life has become unmanageable.?
What is the process of staying away from alcohol or drugs called?
What is Abstinence?
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
What is Jupiter?
What is the term for needing more of a substance to achieve the same effect?
What is Tolerance?
What class of drugs does heroin belong to?
What is opioids?
What are the three general stages of relapse?
What is emotional, physical and mental?
What is emotional regulation?
What is the ability to manage and respond to emotions in healthy ways?
What is a person who provides guidance through the Steps commonly called?
What is a sponsor?
What is taking responsibility for your choices called?
What is accountability?
How many colors are traditionally in a rainbow?
What is 7?
What is the term for physical or psychological symptoms that occur after stopping a substance?
What is Withdrawal?
What medication is used to reverse an opioid overdose?
What is Naltrexone?
What is “playing the tape forward”?
What is thinking through the likely consequences of using before making a decision.
What DBT skill involves accepting reality as it is without fighting against it?
What is Radical acceptance?
Which Step involves believing that a Power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity?
What is Step 2?
What is the ability to recover from adversity called?
What is resilience?
What is the only mammal capable of sustained true flight?
What is a bat?
What part of the brain is strongly involved in decision-making and impulse control?
What is the prefrontal cortex?
What is the term for taking multiple substances at the same time or within a short period?
What is polysubstance use?
What does “urge surfing” involve?
What is observing a craving without acting on it and allowing it to rise and eventually decrease.
What is the term for communicating your needs and feelings clearly while respecting others?
What is Assertive Communication?
Which step involves becoming entirely ready to have character defects removed?
What is changing your response to a difficult situation instead of trying to control the situation itself called?
What is adaptability?
Which country has the most natural lakes?
What is Canada?
What term describes the brain's ability to change its structure and function in response to experiences, including chronic substance use?
What is Neuroplasticity?
What type of drug increases activity in the central nervous system?
What is a stimulant?
What cognitive distortion is demonstrated by saying, “I used once, so my recovery is ruined”?
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
What is the psychological term for learning to tolerate uncomfortable emotions without immediately trying to escape them?
What is distress tolerance?
Which Step involves seeking guidance through prayer and meditation rather than simply asking for specific things?
What is continuing to pursue a recovery goal despite obstacles or setbacks called?
What is perseverance?
What is the world's largest island that is not considered a continent?
What is Greenland?