Basic Recovery Questions
What two substances cause the most deaths in the Western World?
Tobacco and Alcohol
According to scientists, it takes how many months does it take for the brain to return to normal after SUD?
18 months
It ______ if you _________
What is it works if you work it
Per recent research, how long does it take to break a habit?
What is 18 to 254 days
This group helps Alcoholics
What is Alcoholics Anonymous
3 Pertinent ideas
a) That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own lives
b) That probably no human power could have relieved our alcoholism
c) __________
What is "That God could and would if he were sought"
True/False: A person can't become addicted to drugs or alcohol if they only try it one time.
False
Name at least three different MAT medications.
Suboxone, Methadone, Vivatrol, Sublicade, Lucemyra
Progress not __________
What is Progress not perfection
What is recovery?
What is the removal of the obsession
An experienced member who guides newcomers through recovery.
What is a sponsor?
What is the "birthday" of AA?
June 10th 1935
Name three grounding techniques
Box breathing, 5,4,3,2,1, meditation, 4-4-8, ice plunge, yawning, mindfulness, etc.
Name two methods of SUD treatment.
Medication, therapy, group therapy, sober support, meetings, sponsor, spirituality etc
If you sit in the ___________ long enough you'll eventually get a ___________
What is if you sit in the barber's chair long enough you'll eventually get a haircut.
Awareness, Acceptance, Action
If we are _____________ about this phase of ___________ we will be amazed before we are halfway through.
What is painstaking, our development
What is the spiritual foundation of AA?
Anonymity.
Besides tobacco, the number one thing most American's are addicted to is:
Alcohol
What are some signs someone may experience that can make them realize they are becoming physically dependent on a substance? Name three.
Using more than you intend to, withdrawal, higher tolerance, decrease activity or less interest in day to day activities, depression, anxiety, craving and triggers, engaging in high risk behaviors.
Don't quit ___________ before the miracle
What is Don't quit 5 minutes before the miracle
There are five stages of change in recovery. Name four of the five stages.
1. Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
Name 3 fellowships other than AA
NA, CMA, CA, HA, MA, CODA, Refuge, Dharma, SAA, SLAA, etc.
What is the doctors name who wrote the doctors opinion?
Dr. William D. Silkworth
Name three signs of opiate overdose.
Turning blue, non-responsive, confusion, loss of consciousness, shallow breathing
What are some risk factors that contribute to someone using or being dependent on substances?
Family history of SUD, abuse, environmental or community issues, stress, mental health and lack of resources for mental health, poverty, rejection from family or other loved ones, academic difficulties, finding it hard to relate to peers, lack of family involvement, peer pressure, accidents or injuries that require being prescribed addictive medications, etc.
Take what ________ and ________ the rest
What is Take what you like and leave the rest
What is NOT one of the 3 main factors of why some people become addicts? Biology, environment, education, development?
Education.
Name 3 formats of AA meetings
Speaker, literature-based discussion, 12 & 12, AWOL, Back to Basics, Step Study, Big Book
According to the forward of the Big Book, what percentage of alcoholics who came to A.A. achieved total sobriety?
25%