12-Step Groups
One myth about the 12-step group process is that "Your higher power has to be THIS."
What is GOD?
THIS neurotransmitter is AKA "the reward center" or the "pleasure center".
What is Dopamine?
THIS governmental law enforcement agency is responsible for combating drug trafficking and distribution in the U.S.
What is the DEA?
The neurotransmitters travel very short distances and bind to specific receiving proteins call THIS
What are receptors?
A 12oz beer, 5oz glass of wine, and 1.5oz shot of whiskey represents THIS?
What is a Standard Drink?
Depressants such as alcohol use THIS neurotransmitter to help the body slow down (aka "the braking system")
What is GABA?
THIS is the first step of a 12-step process.
What is admitting powerlessness?
THESE are chemical messengers that allow neurons to communicate with each other throughout the body.
What are neurotransmitters?
THIS number of schedules or categories are represented on the schedule of drugs
What is 5?
A substance that binds to a receptor and activates it ("turns it ON") is known as THIS.
What is an agonist?
Alcohol, Benzodiazepines & Barbiturates fall under THIS drug classification.
What are Depressants?
NARCAN is an example of THIS type of substance that blocks a receptor.
What is an Antagonist drug?
THIS is the name of a recovery group who targets non-addicted family members & friends.
What is AL-ANON or Alateen?
THIS term represents the time required for the body to eliminate half of a drug dose.
What is Half Life?
LSD also known as a hallucinogen is listed on THIS schedule of drug
What is Schedule I?
After release, neurotransmitters are taken back up into the neurons that released them, to be used over again. The recycling process is called THIS.
What is reuptake?
What is ONE standard drink per hour?
THESE depressants replaced barbiturates to increase the margin of safety and to avoid future deaths
What are benzodiazepines?
THESE are the 3 C's which help relieve anxiety for families about understanding addiction.
What is didn't CAUSE it, can't CURE it, and can't CONTROL it?
THIS is another name for epinephrine.
What is adrenaline?
THIS schedule has the highest abuse potential but has been deemed appropriate for medical use.
What is Schedule II?
The tiny gap between neurons in which neurotransmitters travel is called THIS
What is the Synaptic Cleft?
THIS process produces a higher alcohol content to produce such beverages as Vodka, Gin, and Whiskey.
What is distillation?
THIS "U-shaped" chart highlights the notable symptoms through addiction and recovery.
What is the Jellinek Curve?
THIS type of group is meant for only members to attend and not available to the general public.
What are Closed Groups?
THIS part of the brain is where dopamine is produced and projects messages to the nucleus accumbens.
What is the VTA (ventral tegmental area)?
Most benzodiazapines are listed under THIS schedule of drug
What is IV?
If a benzodiazepine drug has a half life of 10 hours, how many half lives would it take 200mg to reach 25mg?
What is 3?
The chemical in drinking alcohol is called THIS.
What is ethanol?
There are 4 different dopamine pathways in the brain. One of these is the pathway of the Reward Center and it is called THIS?
What is the mesolimbic pathway?