Recovery 101
Those in recovery from addiction should change their _____, _____ & _____ in order to maintain sobriety.
What are "people, places, and things”?
___ meetings in ___ days is recommended upon release from prison to help form good habits and build your support network.
What is 90 meetings in 90 days?
The most important person at any AA/NA meeting.
Bonus 100 if you can say why
What is the newcomer?
What is because we keep what we have by giving it away?
Who is the higher power we should believe in?
What is anyone or anything you believe is your supreme power. I.E. God, Allah, Supreme Being, Jehovah, Jah, Yahweh, Odin, King, Jahveh, the man upstairs, Lord, Master of the Universe, Messiah, Christ, Jesus, guardian spirit, Jesus Christ, the doorknob, Microwave, etc.
This document that every person in recovery should have, typically includes: personal goals, potential triggers and strategies for staying away from drugs and alcohol.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan?
What does P.A.W.S stand for?
Bonus 100 points if you can name 3 symptoms of this.
What is Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome?
BONUS- Irritability, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep Disruption, Fatigue, Memory problems, Inability to focus, Cravings, etc.
This person will help you navigate the program and is someone you can rely on in a time of need.
Bonus 100 points if you can name yours
What is a Sponsor?
This is the only requirement for membership in the AA/NA fellowship.
What is the desire to stop using?
Who wrote the Big Book?
Who is "Bill W."
Name 5 healthy hobbies/activities that you can engage in during recovery
Up to judge
This is your responsibility. No one else is going to do it for you.
What is my own recovery?
Name a type of mentor-led meetings that you should be attending.
What is AA/NA meetings, Celebrate Recovery, 12-Step meetings or Smart Recovery?
We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, and that our lives had become unmanageable.
What is Step 1?
What are the three major elements to change according to the Big Book?
What are "self-searching, leveling of pride, and confession of shortcomings"
What is the hardest thing for someone in early recovery to learn how to handle?
What are "their emotions".
The acronym of H.A.L.T tells us to never become too _____, ______, ______, or ________.
What is too hungry, angry, lonely or tired?
A meeting that a person in recovery designates as their 'official' meeting, or is the meeting they go to most often.
What is a home group?
According to NA literature, addicts in the grip of this illness will end up in _____, ____ & ____.
What are jails, institutions or death?
This is the serenity prayer.
What is "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."?
If the obsession or compulsion becomes too great, put yourself on a _______ minute basis of not using.
What is 5 minutes?
Practice healthy ____ to overcome cravings and triggers.
What are Coping Skills?
What is the main reason that self help groups work?
What is "People in recovery need to feel like they are not alone"
Why is the year 1939 important?
What is The Big Book was written then.
What are the four absolutes in the Big Book?
What are
Drugs cause this chemical in your brain to release more then normal amounts.
Bonus 100 points if you can name one thing to naturally increase this chemical.
What is Dopamine?