Maintaining Recovery
Gatherings of recovering addicts, who meet regularly for the purpose of recovery from the disease of addiction
What is a meeting
This is used to save someone from an opioid overdose
What is Narcan
Addiction is a disease of this organ
What is the brain
This is the most commonly used illicit drug in the nation
What is marijuana
This is what HALT stands for
Hungry, angry, lonely, tired
A meeting that a person in recovery designates as their 'official' meeting to do service in, or is the meeting they go to most often (at least once a week)
What is a home group
What is tolerance
This is how long a typical NA/AA meeting will last
What is 1 hour
This non illicit recreational drug is widely used, highly addictive, and hard to discontinue
What is nicotine
This drug was initially made in 1956 and brought to market as an anesthetic medication. Its use in humans was disallowed in the United States in 1965 due to the high rates of side effects
What is PCP
Happens when you take more than the normal or prescribed amount of a drug, can be fatal
What is an overdose
These are the 3 stages of relapse
What is mentally, emotionally, and physically
This drug is still used as a localized anesthetic
What is cocaine
This is the name of the person who created AA
Who is Bill Wilson
A place where many people choose to live after completing treatment
What is sober living/recovery house
The withdrawal from these drugs can be fatal
What is Benzos and Alcohol
This is a set of daily reflections and meditations in the NA program that are meant to help people with drug addiction focus on sobriety one day at a time
What is Just for Today
These substances reduce pain and produce feelings of euphoria
Opioids (heroin,oxycontin,fentanyl)
This BAC level is when one experiences respiratory failure (death)
What is 0.45 or greater
What is a romantic relationship
The chemical messenger released into the brain when doing drugs
What is dopamine
These people are on average 50% more likely to inherit substance abuse addiction
What is children of addicts
Since 2003 these substances have resulted in more overdose fatalities than heroin & cocaine combined
What is Vicodin and Oxycontin
The most common skin infection that affects people who inject drugs
What is Cellulitis