12 Steps
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
Step 1
Name a support group for substance use
AA, NA, Co-occurring, Women in Sobriety, Smart Recovery, there are many groups available :)
Addiction
uncontrollable cravings, loss of control, psychological and/or physical dependence
In 2015, 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in this activity, especially prevalent among college-aged individuals, in the past month.
Binge Drinking
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the most admissions into treatment centers are for dependency on this substance. (41.4%)
Alcohol
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Step 10
Name a professional who can support you in your sobriety
medical doctors, nurses, psychologist, social workers, occupational therapist, recreational therapist, clergy, psychiatrist
Relapse Prevention Plan
Information/ emergency kit to help from using again. Can include phone numbers, healthy recreation activities, etc.
This percentage of Americans 21 and older completely abstain from consuming alcohol. (Get within 5%)
33%
This drug accounts for the largest percentage of drug-related admissions to treatment centers (20%)
heroin/other opiates.
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Step 2
Name a medication that helps with substances
Methadone, Naltrexone/ Vivitrol, Campral, Antabuse, several others
Sponsor
a mentor or a guide who has been in recovery and worked through the steps and no longer has to drink or use.
The active drug in alcohol, this substance acts as a central nervous system depressant.
ethanol
This medication has been the standard form of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction and dependence for more than 30 years. When taken properly, medication-assisted treatment with this medication suppresses opioid withdrawal, blocks the effects of other problem opioids and reduces cravings.
methadone
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Step 12
In 2014, 4.3 million Americans engaged in non-medical use of this category of painkillers.
prescription opioids
Self Care
the practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress.
For an alcohol to be called bourbon, it must be made from at least 51% of this ingredient
Corn
Reducing alcohol intake reduces the risk of this health condition, which is the most common type of disease in the United States.
Heart Disease
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Step 8
What is the first stage of substance treatment
Detoxification
Dopamine
The pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
This is the mandatory minimum in the state of Michigan if convicted of Driving Under the Influence for the first time with a BAC of .17 or higher.
A mandatory 1-year driver license suspension for a first conviction of operating with a BAC of . 17 or higher. This "High BAC" crime is one of the operating while intoxicated offenses.
This schedule III narcotic is used in medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction, has been reported to have 40-60% success rates in certain studies, and has a lower potential for abuse than methadone because it does not cause euphoria.
suboxone