Addiction Facts
How are you?
12 Steps / 12 Traditions
Addiction Treatment
Addiction ABCs
100
Over the past two decades, this class of drugs has been linked to the deaths of more than 727,000 Americans.
Opioids with a total of 1,106,900 deaths from 1968 to 2020 and over 100,000 death per year.
(opiates / pain pills / oxycontin / heroin / fentanyl)
100
Overwhelming self-blame felt after a binge.
Shame
100
The Step whose wording begins “Came to believe…”
Step Two
100
Initial treatment phase that safely removes drugs from the body.
Detox
100
What is the term for behaviors that support someone’s addiction?
Enabling
200
Which substance is known to cause addiction more quickly than any other?
Cocaine
200
Emotion of regret over harm done while using.
Guilt
200
The only requirement for A.A. membership, per Tradition Three.
Tradition Three
200
Therapy modality known by the letters “CBT.”
Cognitive behavioral therapy
must be the words above
200
What is it called when you stop all substance use?
Abstinence
300
What is the common addiction in the USA as of today?
As of 2020, 10.2% (or 28.3 million) people aged 12 or older reported struggling with an Alcohol Use Disorder.
300
State of mind that tempts someone to “use just for excitement.”
Boredom
300
The only requirement for A.A. membership, per Tradition Three.
A desire to stop drinking
acceptable answers: stop drinking
300
Combining medicines like buprenorphine with counseling, and behavioral therapies is this three-word approach?
Medication-Assisted Treatment also known as MAT
300
Monthly naltrexone injection brand.
Vivitrol
400
DAILY DOUBLE
Year the American Medical Association first declared alcoholism an illness.
1956
400
Lingering bitterness that can trigger relapse.
Resentment
400
The Tradition stating A.A. should remain non-professional while hiring special workers.
Tradition Eight
400
Originally prescribed for insomnia, this sedative-hypnotic is now frequently misused for its recreational, mind-altering effects.
Ambien
400
What are four vulnerable states that raise relapse risk? (there is a common recovery acronym for this) HALT
HUNGRY
ANGRY
LONELY
TIRED
500
Most-used federally Schedule I substance in the U.S.
Marijuana
500
Term for the inability to feel pleasure from normally enjoyable activities.
Anhedonia
500
Where and when was AA formed? (city, state and year)
Month for triple points.
Akron, OH // June 10th, 1935
Akron, OH // June 10th, 1935
500
DAILY DOUBLE (Twice the points!)
What is it called when a person has both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder?
Co-occurring disorder
(Acceptable: Dual diagnosis)
500
What percentage of those addicted to substances receive treatment?
10% (Closets wins)