Recovery Basics
What is the first step in the 12-step recovery program?
What is admitting you are powerless over your addiction
Meetings for family or friends of those struggling with alcohol or drug abuse
What is al-anon
People who have mental health symptoms sometimes turn to drugs or alcohol for relief instead of treatment through therapy and medication is called what?
What is self-medicating
This term refers to the process of safely removing a substance from the body
What is detox
Excessive use of this substance can lead to liver cirrhosis
What is alcohol
In what month do we celebrate national recovery month?
In a 12-step program, which step involves writing down a detailed moral inventory of oneself?
What is the fourth step?
This trauma related condition can cause emotional detachment, memory gaps, and numbing out, and is sometimes confused with laziness or apathy in recovery.
What is dissociation
over time people need higher amounts of a substance to feel the same effect. this is known as what?
What is tolerance
The frontal lobe of the brain is fully developed at what age?
What is 25
This type of thinking can trick people into believing they don't need help even when their life is falling apart.
What is denial
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
What step involves making amends?
What is step 9
Used to restore breathing in an opioid overdose
What is Narcan
In what type of therapy is taught that our thoughts influence our feelings which influence our behaviors?
What is CBT
TRIPLE JEOPARDY!!! Common in early recovery _______ is the inability to feel pleasure from normally pleasurable things.
What is anhedonia
Excessive emotional, physical, or psychological reliance on a partner.
What is codependency
What support group doesn't include any aspects of spirituality or religion, and teaches coping skills to help address four main points: build and maintain motivation, cope with urges, manage thoughts, feeling and behaviors, and live a balance life?
What is SMART Recovery
What disorder includes the following symptoms: excessive worry, sweaty palms, rapid heart rate, rapid breathing, and expecting the worst?
What is anxiety
Habitual, negative ways of thinking that can derail your recovery
What is stinkin' thinkin'
We are only as ________ as our ____________
What is we are only as sick as our secrets
What does HALT stand for?
Hungry, angry, lonely, and tired
Name for a person also in recovery who can offer you lived experiences, guidance, resources, and assist in working through the 12-steps
Who is a sponsor
This disorder involves obsessive thoughts and repetitive behaviors like excessive hand washing.
What is obsessive compulsive disorder
_____ is the pleasure chemical in our brain that plays a major role in substance abuse an addiction
What is dopamine
a phase at the beginning of recovery where individuals feel euphoric and overly optimistic about recovery, often followed by challenges
What is the pink cloud