12 Steps
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
Step 2
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information; important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities to participate in
What is a relapse prevention plan
The process by which the body rids itself of drugs
Detox
Meaning of the acronym MAT
What is Medication Assisted Treatment
Process that allows you to sit still, clear your mind and focus on breathing
What is meditation
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Step 8
Is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is dopamine
H.A.L.T. Acronym
H=Hungry
A=Angry
L=Lonely
T=Tired
C.B.T
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
A powerful desire for something that usually passes
Craving
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 11
The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness, something you often do at the end of group
What is gratitude
Most common drug addiction across the nation...
Alcohol
Substance with a high death rate in the U.S., higher than suicide
Fentanyl
1st symptom experienced as a sign you're developing a substance abuse disorder...
Increased tolerance
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Step 4
Whatever the substance is, once addiction to that substance occurs for long enough this important organ drastically changes the way it functions
The Brain
These hormones often referred to as the "feel-good" hormones, are released during activities that promote well-being, like exercise, laughter, creative expression, and socialization
Endorphins
A group similar to AA or NA but for family members
What is Al-Anon?
This is the term for a persistent, strong, and irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity
Phobia
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Step 7
What 2 individuals started Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935?
Bill W and Dr. Bob
What does P. A.W. S. stand for?
What is Post-Acute Withdrwal Syndrome?
What is the recommended time in for those in early recovery.
90 days
This Drug once was legal and promoted as a cough medicine in 1898.
Herion