12 Steps/AA Trivia
what is step 4 of AA
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
This drug has been linked to paranoia, panic, anxiety, poor coordination, and and depression.
Marijuana
Addiction is a disease of which organ?
The Brain
The goal is ______ not ______.
Progress not Perfection
IOP
Intensive Outpatient Program
What is the act of being appreciative for the things in your life?
Gratitude
This actor was notorious for his reputation as a bad boy early on in his career. His first main movie roll was in a John Hues film called Weird Science. He was best known for doing drugs and going to jail. He played a Cokehead in "less then Zero" and after he check into rehab after realizing he wasn't acting but played as himself.
Robert Downey Jr.
What do "open" and "closed" in reference to AA meetings?
Open meetings are open to anyone wanting to learn about AA, such as family and friends, students, etc.
Closed meetings are only for people in recovery from addiction.
This drug can cause psychosis, memory loss, hallucinations, aggressive or violent behavior, and mood disturbances.
As well as encountering shadow people.
Methamphetamine
The term used when an individual has both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder
Dual Diagnosis/Co-Occurring Disorders
Principles before ______.
Personalities
MAT
Medication Assisted Treatment
Answers to all of our problems....
Acceptance?
This actor, known for playing Nick Fury and Jules Winnfield, has been sober for over 30 years and famously completed rehab just before filming his breakout role in Jungle Fever.
Samuel L. Jackson
Where and when was AA founded?
Ohio, 1935
This drug is the most abused drug in America and affects the part of the brain that controls movement, speech, judgement and memory.
Alcohol
This chemical is released by the brain's "reward center" when drugs or alcohol are used, creating a sensation of pleasure.
Dopamine
Do the next _____ ______.
Right Thing
HALT
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
How can you connect with others?
Call someone, go to a meeting or a group, attend a group activity, etc
This American Founding Father, scientist, and inventor of the lightning rod documented his lifelong struggles with alcohol and opioid abuse.
Benjamin Franklin
What does the triangle represent in NA?
Unity, Service, Recovery
Substance with higher death rate than suicide
Fentanyl
What is the process of which the body rids itself of a drug?
Withdrawal/Detox
Our _____ keep us sick.
Secrets
AMA
Against Medical Advice
A way to release strong emotions
This prolific author of The Shining and Cujo was so deep in his addiction to alcohol and cocaine in the 1980s that he famously doesn't remember writing the book Cujo at all.
Stephen King
What is the most important rule of AA and NA?
Anonymity
Long term use of this drug can cause permanent damage to the liver, kidneys and heart and can cause sleep deprivation and loss of appetite leading to malnutrition in those who use daily.
Crack-Cocaine
The experience of having episodes of delusions or hallucinations as a results of substance abuse or a certain psychiatric disorder?
What is Psychosis
The opposite of addiction is ________.
SUD
Substance Use Disorder
What is the number one action to get outside of self?
Being of service to others
Eminem
What is the sister group of AA for loved ones of those with addictions called?
Al-Anon or Alateen
This drug causes a feeling of euphoria or a rush which is often followed by a state that alternates between drowsiness and wakefulness for several hours.
Heroin/Opiates
What is the term for the need to increase the amount of a drug as people continue to drink/use, requiring them to need more of a substance to feel the same high?
Tolerance
_____ is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.
Insanity
FEAR
False Evidence Appearing Real
OR
Face Everything and Recover
Inhale for 4 seconds
Hold for 4 seconds
Exhale for 4 seconds
Hold for 4 seconds
This Academy Award winner for The Silence of the Lambs has been sober since 1975, famously stating he made a choice to live after waking up in a hotel in Arizona with no memory of how he got there.
Anthony Hopkins
What are the full names of the founders of AA?
(Bill W. and Dr. Bob)
William Griffith Wilson and Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith
Withdrawal (without medical oversight) from which 2 drugs can be fatal?
Alcohol and Benzos
Genetic predisposition and Environment
Learn to ____ and _____ to learn.
Listen
STOP
Stop, Take a step back, Observe, Proceed
What should you do when you are overwhelmed?
Ask for help
This musician got sober after his son died of a tragic accident while this performer was high on cocaine
Eric Clapton
What step starts with "Having Had"?
Step 12
Short term effects of this drug include vomiting, dizziness, poor muscle control, headache, hallucination, and loss of muscle control. Long term effects include brain damage, organ failure, addiction, or death.
Inhalants
What are some medications that are prescribed for addiciton?
Suboxone, Vivitrol, Antabuse, Methadone, Naloxone
Our brains learn by _____ and _____.
Repetition and Reward
SMART
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time Based
OR
Self-Management and Recovery Training
What should you do when you are tired?
This former First Lady founded a world-renowned treatment center in Rancho Mirage, California, in 1982 after her own public battle with alcoholism and prescription medication.
Betty Ford
How many AA members were there when the Big Book was written?
100
This drug can cause psychosis, memory loss, hallucinations, aggressive or violent behavior, and mood disturbances.
As well as encountering shadow people.
Methamphetamine
What part of the brain is responsible for impulse control? (this gets damaged when a person becomes addicted to a substance)
Prefrontal Cortex
A journey of 1000 miles starts with the _____ _____.
First Step
HOW
Honest Open-minded and Willing
What is something you can do that helps both your brain and body?
Exercise
Known as "Broadway Joe," this legendary New York Jets quarterback sought treatment for alcohol use disorder in 2003 after a televised, drunken sideline interview became a public "turning point".
Joe Nameth