Recovery
Meetings
Withdrawal
Startling Statistics
Wild Card
100

Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery.

What is a coping skill?

100

The purpose of this book is to show others how to recover from their addiction.

What is the Big Book?

100
Withdrawal from this substance can cause agitation, fever, hallucinations, seizures, and severe confusion.
What is Alcohol?
100
Each year in the United States, nearly 85,000 people die from this legal drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
What is alcohol? (Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism).
100
To politely yet firmly stand up for yourself when facing a trigger or difficult situation is called this.
What is assertiveness?
200
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Gambler's Anonymous are all examples of programs with this type of format that can support you in recovery.
What are 12-Step Fellowships?
200

What does it mean to say some meetings are closed or open?

Closed indicates only people experiencing the addiction attend, whereas open invites anyone to attend. 

200
Withdrawal from this substance can cause anxiety, muscle aches, increased tearing, insomnia, runny nose, sweating, and yawning.
What is an Opiate?
200
Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is costly to the United States, exacting this amount annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and healthcare.
What is 600 Billion?
200
This recovery network was established in the 1940s and started in California. It asserts that its therapeutic value for aiding people in recovery is that the program is based on people helping people.
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
300

One of these prescribed medications can help an opiate addicted individual start recovering from their addiction and structuring his or her life again.

What is Methadone, Suboxone, and Naltrexone.

300

There are both men and women specific meetings. True or False

True

300
Withdrawal from this drug can cause restless behavior, depressed mood, fatigue, increased appetite, vivid and unpleasant dreams and slowing of daily activity.
What is cocaine?
300

For most age groups, this gender has higher rates of use or dependence on illicit drugs

What are males?

300
After just one use, this drug can be seen in the brain and in toxicology screens for three to six weeks.
What is Marijuana?
400

This is a network of people who provide an individual with practical or emotional support 

What is a support system?

400

Fill in the blank:

Every A.A. group ought to be______________, declining outside contributions.

fully self supporting

400
Withdrawal from this substance can cause headache, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depressed mood, and difficulty concentrating.
What is caffeine?
400
There are now more than 13,000 people in this population who are struggling with addiction.
Who are newborn babies?
400
When utilizing the S.M.A.R.T. goal setting technique, what do the "S" and "M" stand for?

What is Specific and Measurable 

500

These are positive statements that can help you to challenge and overcome self-sabotaging and negative thoughts. When you repeat them often, and believe in them, you can start to make positive changes

What are affirmations

500

What is the name of this prayer that is often recited during meetings?

What is The Serenity prayer
500
Withdrawal from this substance can cause headaches, nausea, constipation or diarrhea, falling heart rate and blood pressure, fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia, iritability, difficulty concentrating, and anxiety.
What is nicotine?
500
This is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.
What is Tobacco? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
500

All or nothing thinking ("black" or "white thinking"), catastrophizing, jumping to conclusions, or blaming are all examples of what?

What are cognitive distortions?

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