12 Step
The person who guides you through the steps.
Sponsor
It is referred to as an inability to maintain behavior change over time.
Relapse
It is when higher quantities of a substance is needed in order to achieve the same effects as before.
tolerance
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
Dopamine
1. People 2. Places 3. Things
Triggers
This is the principle of Step 12
service
This is the period between 15-45 days of recovery where the brain overcompensates and produces too much of the feel good neurotransmitter.
Pink Cloud
These uncomfortable feelings occur when a substance is stopped abruptly
withdrawal
"Exposure to ________ is associated with drug addiction in humans and can induce relapse and craving."
Stress
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely or tired. What can help you remember these circumstances?
H.A.L.T.
What two individuals founded Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935
Bill Wilson and Bob Smith (Dr. Bob)
True of False
Signs of emotional relapse are also the symptoms of PAWS
True
Emotional relapse and PAWS have the same symptoms
Two substances are most to detox from because of the likelihood of death
alcohol and benzodiazepines
It is the area of the brain where long‐term memory is consolidated, and it is particularly sensitive to alcohol.
hippocampus
Our brain learns by ________ and _________.
repetition and reward
In what year was the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous first published
1939
A powerful desire for something that usually passes.
Craving
Most addictive substance
Sugar
This part of the brain is responsible for the production of dopamine.
Hypothalamus
A____ is always necessary for an individual to take control of their future sobriety and avoid future relapse.
Relapse Prevention Plan
Abstain from ALL illicit drugs and alcohol...
Sobriety or Clean Time
Gives you too much time to be with your own thoughts
isolation and boredom
Identify an internal trigger.
Any negative thought or feeling
Brain chemistry changes as the result of prolonged substance use. This process also occurs in recovery. The changes in the brain are referred to as
Neuroplasticity
One of the most common & effective coping skills a person in early recovery can develop is, this string of behaviors characterized by "a sequence of actions regularly followed"...
Routine or structure