Stages of change
In this stage one does not recognize they might have a problem
Precontemplation
The actor says he used drugs before he was a teenager and spent most of his early career under their influence. He had several high-profile arrests in the late 1990s and early 2000s while misusing alcohol, cocaine, and heroin and spent time in a California prison and a state-run rehab facility. In 2002, he announced that he was recovered. Marvel’s 2008 movie Iron Man revived his stalled career
Who is Robert Downy Junior?
What are your biggest triggers
What are ?
Daily double
With continued substance use our brain stops producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure
What is dopamine?
Share how you know you are an alcoholic or addict?
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Getting ready to change
What is Preparation?
He’s been nominated for several Academy Awards, but the actor went through some hard times on his way to success. He says years of drug and alcohol misuse threatened to ruin his life, and in 2004 at the age of 29, he made the decision to stop using them. He’s since become one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men
Who is Bradley Cooper?
What are your triggers?
YAY daily double
According to the movie "Pleasure unwoven" this part of brain is where addiction originates
What is the midbrain?
Get Enough Sleep
Maintain a healthy diet
Exercise
Probiotics
Get plenty of these: apples, avocados, bananas, beans, eggplants, oranges, peas, plantains, spinach, and tomatoes.
Medication assisted therapy
Eat a diet high in l-tyrosine
Listen to music
What are ways to boost dopamine?
Changing behavior
What is Action?
This actor has been open about his issues with alcohol. He went to rehab for the first time in 2001 and has called addiction “a lifelong and difficult struggle.” Following a stay at a treatment center in 2018, He said on social media, “If you have a problem, getting help is a sign of courage, not weakness or failure.”
Who is Ben Affleck?
A spiritual movement created by Frank Buchman that influenced the origins of AA.
What is the Oxford group?
Depression, anxiety, anhedonia, fatigue and sleeplessness are all part of ______ which can last for up to 2 years.
What is PAWS?
These help you stay anchored to your recovery to avoid the relapse drift
What are mooring lines?
Maintaining the behavior change
What is Maintenance?
During a 1995 filming of her talk show this famous host shred that she had struggled with a cocaine addiction
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This 12 step group started in the Annapolis area in the 80's
What is CDA
Common in early recovery, ____ is the inability to feel pleasure from normally pleasurable things.
What is anhedonia?
Feelings of _____ are connected with several unfavorable outcomes such as heart disease, diabetes, mental illness and Alzheimers.
What is loneliness?
Acknowledging that maybe you need a change
What is contemplation?
The lead singer of this band wrote a book named "Scar Tissue" which highlighted his use of drugs and alcohol and subsequent recovery.
Who is The Red Hot Chili peppers?
Share the worst experience you have had since getting sober and how you got through it?
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Based on the differences between the identical and non-identical twins, studies show ____ percent of addiction is due to genetic factors.
What is 50-60%
Share about your fears seeking treatment
What is?