12 Step
This group is an international organization that helps people recover from alcohol addiction. It is a fellowship of peers who support each other through regular meetings
What is AA?
Regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time known for his roles in Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society, this funny man and actor famously struggled with mental health issues and addiction. He committed suicide in 2014
Who is Robin Williams?
This term refers to the return to substance use after a period of abstinence or reduced use
What is relapse?
This is a condition that can occur after someone stops using alcohol or drugs
What is Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms (PAWS)?
This major organ is directly effected most prevalently by drug use
What is the brain?
This group is an international mutual aid organization for people who have been impacted by another person's alcoholism
What is Al-Anon?
This singer/songwriter struggled with alcohol abuse for years before entering treatment, he also wrote Piano Man
Who is Billy Joel?
This term is used to describe behaviors characterized by repeated, compulsive seeking use of a substance despite consequences
What is addiction?
This is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose
What is Narcan?
These are strategies and techniques individuals use to manage stressful or challenging situations, helping them to face adversity, take action, and find solutions
What are coping skills?
This is a term in AA used to describe self-reflection and a commitment to promptly admitting when one is wrong
What is 10 stepping?
This prolific author, who wrote books such as Carrie and The Green Mile, struggled with alcohol and prescription drug addiction for decades until a family intervention in the 1980s.
Who is Stephen King?
This concept is the alteration of the body's responsiveness to alcohol or a drug such that higher doses are required to produce the same effect achieved during initial use
What is tolerance?
This treatment program includes intensive, 24-hour a day services delivered in settings other than a hospital
What is residential?
This term is used when you have both mental health and addiction issues
What is a co-occurring disorder or dual diagnosis?
This step is “a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.”
What is the 4th step?
This famous actress, known for her roles in E.T., 50 First Dates and Charlie's Angels, became an addict at the tender age of 9-years-old. At age 13, she was forcibly sent to rehabilitation by her mother. She has been sober for many years now, and has her own talk show
Drew Barrymore
The process by which a poison or toxin is removed from the body. Generally, it is advised that this is a medically supervised treatment. This process is designed to purge the body of intoxicating or addictive substances
What is detox?
This term is use when describing a person who is not using alcohol or drugs
What is Sober/abstinent?
A chemical, most commonly found in the brain, that contributes to wellbeing and happiness
What is seratonin?
This person is usually a senior member of AA or NA who has been in recovery for usually at least a year. They help you navigate membership, answer questions, work on the 12-steps, and offer accountability
What is a sponsor?
This actress, who was most well known for playing Princess Leia, was very outspoken out about having Bipolar Disorder and being in recovery from cocaine and prescription drug abuse. She died of sudden cardiac arrest in 2016.
Who is Carrie Fisher?
External or internal cues that cause a person in recovery to crave drugs and perhaps even relapse
What are triggers?
Colloquially known as "downers", this type of drug lowers neurotransmission levels, decreases the electrical activity of brain cells, and reduces arousal or stimulation in various areas of the brain
What are depressants?
This person a licensed mental health professional who provides psychological treatment and support to individuals experiencing emotional distress, mental health conditions, or life challenges
What is a therapist?