Big Book
The founder who help write the Big Book
Who is Bill W?
a powerful desire to use substances
often perceived as "impulsive" and "uncontrollable"
craving
These are the simple tools laid at our feet.
What are the 12 steps?
This famous rock star died officially of heart failure, but after his death reportedly was found to contain high dosages of, among other things, the opiates Dilaudid, Percodan, and Demerol, as well as Quaaludes and codeine.
King of Rock 'n Roll
Elvis Presley
When you detach, segregate and disconnect from others.
What is isolation?
YOU ARE ONLY AS SICK AS YOUR ________.
What is SECRETS?
A state of mind where you are thankful and taking notice of the good things in your life, rather than focusing on the bad
gratitude
The month & year the Big Book was published.
What is April 1939?
This tool helps you break down your feelings in order to help you process emotions more effectively
What is the feelings wheel?
This person is a guide, a mentor, and a fellow recovering addict, who volunteers their time to help a newcomer in the 12-step program.
What is sponsorship/Sponsor?
This music artist had a hit pop song come out a few years before her death.
Amy Winehouse, died of alcohol intoxication
For the best chance of staying sober, what is the MINIMUM length of time a person should stay in treatment?
What is 90 days?
THE ACRONYM for G.O.D. in AA stands for....
What is GOOD ORDERLY DIRECTION?
Refusing to admit the truth about addiction and its consequences to ourselves.
Denial
The letter that was written to alcoholics and by who?
What is the Doctor's Opinion by Dr. Silkworth?
What are the physical symptoms experienced after detoxification that relate to the "bodily healing" from substance abuse?
Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms or (PAWS)
Struggled with addiction throughout his career, but he is famous for being a "Friend" of Bill W.
Who is Matthew Perry?
Despite his drug and alcohol related music, this American rapper is known after most popular chocolate candy
Who is Eminem
This ____ contains 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?
FINISH THIS SENTENCE "Be part of the solution___ ____ _____".
What is "NOT THE PROBLEM".
These are internal mental filters or biases that increase our misery, fuel our anxiety, and make us feel bad about ourselves.
What are thinking errors? (Cognitive distortions)
According to the fifth tradition, each group has but one primary purpose.... which is......
What is to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers?
What does the acronym HALT stand for?
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
What "Stage of Change" fits the following description:
some awareness of the problem; thinking about pros/cons; some awareness of changing; going back and forth on willingness
Contemplation
This singer/songwriter experienced a 20-year drug and alcohol addiction that he said saw him spending about $16,000 a week on heroin in the 1970s.
Eric Clapton
He chose to get clean and change his path after the death of his 4 year old son.
Doing or thinking about something different when you feel yourself being triggered to use substances
Opposite Action
Trust God.........Clean house....... and __________.
What is "help others"?
What are the steps of DEARMAN?
D- Describe; E-Express; A- Assert; R-Reinforce; M-Mindful; A-Appear Confident; N-Negotiate
*For 200 bonus points, roleplay a DEARMAN script
The person who Help Bill Get sober.
Who is Ebby Thatcher?
Using another hobby, substance, or activity to replace or substitute feelings/results that you used to get from using
cross addiction
What are the five stages of change?
Pre-contemplation; Contemplation; Preparation; Action; Maintenance
This child star first was forced into rehab at age 13, and a mental institution for a year and a half after that. She was emancipated from her parents and declared an adult at age 14. She worked hard and stayed sober once she was away from her family.
Drew Barrymore
__________is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction__________is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is dopamine?
There is no chemical solution to a ______ _______.
What is a spiritual problem?
This technique technique helps keep you in the present and helps reorient you to the here-and-now and to reality. EX: 54321
What is grounding?