Alcoholics Anonymous
The book of Alcoholic’s Anonymous is fondly referred to as this by its members.
What is the "Big Book?"
Considered the founder of Narcotics Anonymous.
Who is Jimmy K(innon)?
A strong desire to consume a particular substance.
What is a craving?
This medication, available at drug stores, revives a person who has overdosed on opiates.
What is Narcan (Naloxone)?
What is detox(ification)?
These are the founders of Alcoholic’s Anonymous.
Who are Bill W. and Dr. Bob? (Bill Willson and Bob Smith)
In the first step of NA, we admit that we are powerless over this.
What is our addiction?
When a person gradually needs a larger dose of a drug to feel the same effect.
What is tolerance?
This chronic virus is common among IV drug users and affects the liver by causing cancer or cirrhosis.
What is Hepatitis C? (will also accept just Hep)
This is the number one rule for groups.
What is confidentiality?
This is the only requirement for membership in AA.
What is A desire to stop drinking?
The book and the NA program recommend this amount of meetings in this amount of days.
What is 90 in 90?
The group of symptoms that occur upon the abrupt discontinuation or decrease of intake of medications or recreational drugs.
What is withdrawal?
What is a bench warrant?
A group of people consisting of you, a therapist, doctor, nurses, and other health care professionals to assist you in recovery.
What is a treatment team?
In this step we make a searching and fearless moral inventory.
What is the 4th Step?
This is the person who guides a newcomer through the steps in NA.
Who (What) is a sponsor?
Uncontrollable craving for the drugs -Loss of control -Use despite negative consequences - chronic, biological brain disease -Psychological dependence -Physical dependence
What is addiction?
The people who are staffed at a treatment facility to help with basic day to day needs and activities
What are Behavior Health Technicians (BHTs)?
This is the spiritual foundation of all of the traditions.
What is anonymity?
What is alcohol?
This can bring about a craving or a desire to go back to an unhealthy lifestyle.
What is a trigger?
Brain damage from long term alcohol use characterized by: Severe memory loss, an inability to form new memories, memory of events that never occurred, confusion, drowsiness, paralysis of eye movements, a staggering or irregular gait, and hallucinations.
What is Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (Wet Brain)?
Before the beginning of treatment centers, most chronic alcoholics or addicts wound up in these institutions (not jails).
What are sanitariums, mental wards or mental hospitals?