Relapse Prevention
Feelings, individuals, or situations that cause your brain to crave substances
What are triggers
This actor/director of "A Star is Born" stopped drinking at the age of 29
Who is Bradley Cooper
Disney star who was popular for his basketball-player-turned-singer character Troy Bolton in the High School Musical series who quietly checked himself into rehab in 2013
What is hungry, angry, lonely, tired
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable
What is step 1
These thoughts are harmful in recovery and can be things we tell ourselves to talk us into using again
What are relapse justification thoughts
This actor from a popular series of books turned movies developed an alcohol addiction while filming these movies...(hint. Order of the Phoenix)
Who is Daniel Radcliffe
This music artist had a hit pop song come out a few years before her death called 'Rehab'
Who is Amy Winehouse
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others
What is step 9
A strong addictive urge that can pull you in a way you may not want to go if you are not careful
What is craving
This country star is in recovery after developing a drug/alcohol addiction and is married to Nicole Kidman
Who is Keith Urban
This term means to view yourself with an honest and realistic perspective
What is humility
This superstar singer and actress who stared in the Bodyguard died from a mixture of Cocaine, Marijuana, Benadryl, Xanax, and a muscle relaxant
Who is Whitney Houston
The acronym STOP stands for
What is stop, take a step back, observe, proceed mindfully
This pleasure chemical in our brains play a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is dopamine
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
What is step 5
Loss of capacity to experience pleasure common in early recovery is called what
What is anhedonia
This Spiderman actor says he struggled with alcohol addiction at the height of fame and credits his commitment to sobriety and AA to saving his career
Who is Tobey Maguire
The three sides of the Triangle – AA’s three legacies
What are Unity, Service, and Recovery
This singer/songwriter struggled from a cocaine addiction in the 1970s. Critics even blame the choppy rhythms of his album “Station to Station” on the drug
Who is David Bowie
HOW, three spiritual principles at the foundation of our recovery, stands for
What is honesty, open-mindedness, willingness
The part of the brain that is associated with judgment and decision-making
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings
What is step 7
Relapse is a _______ not an _______
What is process, event
using another hobby, substance, or activity to replace or substitute feelings/results that you used to get from using
cross addiction
A term coined by AA to describe someone who has quit drinking but hasn't dealt with the issues that caused them to become addicted in the first place
DEAR MAN, a strategy for communicating effectively, stands for
The three main areas of the brain associated with addiction are
What are basal ganglia, extended amygdala, and prefrontal cortex
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