12 Steps
"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and /or drugs,that our lives had become unmanageable."
Step One
Who are the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous?
Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith
What is returning to a behavior that was previously stopped?
Relapse
What is the `number one' offender?
a) Resentment
b) Dishonesty
c) Self-centeredness
a) Resentment
Reference: page 64, paragraph 3
All recovering people have certain people, places, emotions, and things that are somehow associated with drinking alcohol or using drugs. These people, places, things, and feelings are so closely associated with substance use that they can trigger thoughts about using. These high-risk people, places, things, and feelings are called
Triggers
We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."
Step Two
Where is the birth place of Alcoholics Anonymous?
Akron, Ohio
How many stages of relapse are there and what are their names?
Three. Emotional, Mental, and Physical
What are the essentials of recovery?
a) recovery, unity, and service
b) willingness, honesty, and open mindedness
c) abstinence, service, and fellowship
b) willingness, honesty, and open mindedness
Reference: page 568, paragraph 3, line 2
is an emotional state that you might experience before, during, or after substance use. You may have felt very happy, depressed, anxious, or sexually aroused while you were using. Later, these feelings can remind you of substance use.
Internal Trigger
"We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves."
Step Four
What is the name of the physician who wrote the "Doctor's Opinion" in the A.A. Big Book?
Dr. William Silkworth
This relapse doesn’t mean that you’re thinking about using again.
Rather, this form suggests the recovering person’s emotions and behaviors are regressing into a similar state they once were doing a time of drug and alcohol abuse or a previous relapse.
Emotional Relapse
The alcoholic has a daily reprieve from drinking contingent upon what?
a) going to meetings
b) working with others
c) the maintenance of our spiritual condition
c) the maintenance of our spiritual condition
Reference: page 85, paragraph 1, line 4
include events, places, things, or specific times that you associate with substance use. For instance, these triggers might include the neighborhood where you drank alcohol or bought drugs, a bar, a dealer’s apartment, a payday, or weekend evenings.
External Triggers
"Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character."
Step Six
According to the physician who wrote the "Doctor's Opinion" in the Big Book, "the phenomenon of ____________ is limited to chronic alcoholics, and never occurs in the average temperate drinker."
Craving
This relapse is a war of internal conflict. You want to use again, but then you don’t. Initially you remain idle in your thoughts of using.
Mental Relapse
Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic, sharing what?
a) reading from the Big Book
b) their working of the 12 Steps
c) experience, strength and hope
c) experience, strength and hope
Reference: page xxii, paragraph 4, line 3
are related to the senses of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. These are sensations that remind you of drug use.
Sensory Triggers
"We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."
Step Eleven
According to the forward of the Big Book, what percentage of alcoholics who came to A.A. achieved total sobriety?
50%
This relapse is when a recovering person begins using again.
Though not every person may be immediately fall into a state of uncontrolled usage again.
Physical Relapse
What is the central fact of our lives today?
a) we are not drinking
b) the absolute certainly that Our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous
c) we are members of Alcoholics Anonymous
b) the absolute certainly that Our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous
Reference: page 25, paragraph 2, line 5
To maintain your sobriety, you need to be able to _________ and ________ your personal triggers for drug use.
recognize and identify