Definitions
Including other people in your healthy lifestyle plan, abd sharing your plan with supportive people are good ways to
What is support a healthy lifestyle
The ability to relax and manage stress; the ability to change negative thinking
What are coping skills?
(2000's) This artist was referred to as the King of Pop, died due to complications from prescription drugs in 2009
Who is Michael Jackson?
These two men co-founded AA
Who is Bill W and Dr. Bob?
Use of this substance claims more lives than any other addictive substance, but these products are legal
What is nicotine?
Refers to the recognition and expression of thankfulness. This can be a turning point in the recovery process
Gratitude
Removal of a drug from the body that may cause unpleasant effects
What is Withdrawal
Social, environmental, or emotional situations that remind people in recovery of their past drug/alcohol use
What are triggers?
(1990's) Singer of one of the most popular grunge bands in the 1990's; died at 27; addicted to heroin
Who is Kurt Cobain?
Based on our experience, we believe that every addict, inclulding the potential addict, suffers from the disease of _____, _______, and _________,
Mind Body and Spirit
Use of this substance is often socially/culturally appropriate, but driving under the effects can be lethal
What is alcohol?
blindly obeying what others are telling us to do.
What is Compliance?
Bonus 200 points to anyone who can talk about the issues with only being compliant in their recovery
Needing more of a drug to feel effects
What is Tolerance?
What is medication-assisted treatment (MAT)?
(1980's) John Belushi was a legendary actor and comedian; overdosed and died from mixing cocaine and heroin in 1982. He was on the original lineup of what longstanding TV show (still airs today)
What is Saturday Night Live?
Social acceptability does not equal
recovery
This substance has been around for a long time, but in the past decade the potency of it has increased by 60%
What is marijuana?
Happens when we realize there is no exit plan: committing to recovery is the only way to live a full and happy life
What is Surrendering?
A temporary loss of memory and/or consciousness after consuming large amounts of alcohol
What is "Blackout"?
Examples include AA/NA, Celebrate Recovery, SMART recovery
What are support groups?
(1970's) This iconic musician is one of the top earning deceased celebrities today, still earning over 50 million/year for his music despite dying from complications of prescription drug addiction in 1977
Who is Elvis Presley?
_______ _________ is the core of our disease.
Self Obsession
This type of substance is often used in pain management, but is known to be highly addictive
What are opiates?
a set of moral or ethical principles that guide our decisions and behaviors. These may change or remain consistent throughout the duration of the life span
What are Values?
Bonus 200 Points for anyone willing to discuss why it is common during active addiction to act outside of our personal values.
A brain disorder characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences
What is addiction?
A mental states achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations
What is mindfulness?
(1960's) This world famous movie star shocked the world in 1962 when she overdosed on barbiturates; her death is still controversial today with some saying it was murder, other saying it was accidental, and others saying it was intentional
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
The message is that an addict, any addict, can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use and find A ____ _____ ____
New Way to Live.
Rates of addiction with this substance have been slowly declining in the U.S. due to a cheaper and more intense version being sold
What is cocaine?
Substance user doesn't believe there is a problem with their addiction. They may not admit to themselves that they have an addiction or refuse to identify addiction as a problem in their life.
What is Denial?
Mental illness happens when a person's functioning is affected by their symptom's coming back or more severe
What is a relapse
A personalized plan that you create with other's that contains important information and strategies to help you stay well and avoid relapse
What is a relapse prevention plan
A famous female singer that died 2011 from alcohol poisoning is
Who is Amy Winehouse
The original version of the Narcotics Anonymous program was founded
1953
About 88,000 people will die in a year from from the use of what drug
Alcohol
What are the five stages of change?
Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action and Maintenance.