AA/NA
These are the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous
Who are Bill W. and Dr. Bob?
Mood swings, anxiety, irritability, variable energy, low enthusiasm, variable concentration, and disturbed sleep. Can last up to 2 years
What is PAWS
25 Words said at the beginning of a Meeting
What is The Serenity Prayer
This term describes a return to substance use after a period of continuous sobriety.
What is relapse?
Getting enough of this helps improve mood and recovery
What is sleep
This part of the AA Big Book describes the phenomenon of craving and the allergy of the body
What is the Doctor's Opinion?
Thinking through the consequences of the first drink or drug.
What is "playing the tape out"?
Most common addiction across the nation...
What is alcohol?
This term refers to stopping substance use and allowing the body to clear it.
What is detox?
Refusing to admit there is a problem is called this
Denial
In the 11th step, we seek to improve our conscious contact with our Higher Power through these two activities
What are prayer and meditation?
a technique that focuses on the present and helps to prevent a relapse
What is mindfulness?
Abstain from ALL illicit drugs and alcohol...
What is Sobriety or being clean?
This term refers to having both a mental health disorder and substance use disorder.
What is dual diagnosis (or co-occurring disorder)?
This behavioral sign includes needing more of substance over time.
What is increased tolerance?
The symbol for AA is a triangle with each side representing one of these 3 principles
What are Recovery, Unity and Service?
What is coping skills, recovery tools, and mindfulness exercises to diminish the likelihood of relapse.
A relapse prevention plan
What are the 4 C's of recovery?
Craving, Compulsion, Control, and Consequences
This long-term process focuses on maintaining sobriety and improving overall well-being.
What is Recovery?
This part of the brain is responsible for decision-making and impulse control and is affected by addiction.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
In 1946, these principles to ensure the survival of AA were introduced
What are the Traditions?
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.
What is step 11
Our brain learns by _________ and _________
What is Repetition and Reward?
Managing intense emotions without using
What is emotional regulation
"Zombie drug," K2, "spice"
What is synthetic marijuana?