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“We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.”
What is the First step?
One may experience this powerful urge or desire to use a substance.
What is a craving?
The person is in active modification of the behavior.
What is Action Stage of Change?
True or False: Addiction is usually progressive and continues to worsen over time.
What is True?
a behavior characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite consequences. With a need for an increased amount of the substance, as time goes on, to achieve the same effect.
What is the disease of addiction?
God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.
What is the Serenity Prayer?
Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction, is often referred to as this.
What is Denial?
The person is intent on taking action to change or address the problem.
What is Preparation stage of change?
Name at least 3 specific areas of the body that can be affected by drug use.
What is ... Mouth, Liver, Throat, Lungs, Skin, Kidney, Bladder, Heart, Brain?
The process by which a poison or toxin is removed from the body and generally medically supervised treatment designed to purge the body of intoxicating or addictive substances.
What is detox?
“We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.”
What is the second step?
This occurs when someone requires more of the substance to get the same effect and/or the same amount of the substance has a reduced effect.
What is tolerance?
Sustained change occurs and new behavior(s) relapse old ones.
What is Maintenance stage of change?
Feelings, individuals, or situations that cause your brain to crave substances; if you are unaware of them they could be a factor for relapse.
What are Triggers?
What is used to combat opioid overdose?
What is Narcan?
These 3 principles are the foundation of 12-step recovery.
What is Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness?
What chemical in the brain is involved in the reward pathway?
What is dopamine?
The person becomes aware that there is a problem, but has made no commitment to change.
What is Contemplation stage of change?
Someone who guides a newcomer through the process of 12-step groups
What is a sponsor?
What is the second most abused drug in United States?
What is Marijuana.
Narcotics Anonymous was founded this year.
What is 1953?
Symptoms you experience several weeks or months after you have finished detoxing that are related to the body healing from substance use
Symptoms include:Disrupted sleep, Change in mood, Foggy mind, Irritability, anxiety, cravings, depression)
What is Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms (PAWS)?
No intention on changing behavior. The person may be unaware that a problem exists.
What is Pre-contemplation stage of change?
What does SMART stand for?
What is Self-Management and Recovery Treatment?
What blood alcohol level does one experience respiratory failure (death)?
What is 0.45 or greater.