Tobacco Education
This tobacco-related chemical is responsible for much of the cardiovascular strain caused by smoking because it constricts blood vessels and raises heart rate and blood pressure.
Nicotine
This actor, known for The West Wing and The Outsiders, has publicly discussed long-term recovery after struggling with alcohol addiction.
Rob Lowe
Adderall and Ritalin belong to this broad category of drugs.
What are stimulants?
Which two major drug classes can have potentially dangerous withdrawal syndromes involving seizures?
Alcohol and benzodiazepines.
“Keep coming back…” →
“Keep coming back…” → It works if you work it
This neurotransmitter is heavily involved in nicotine addiction and reinforces continued tobacco use through the brain's reward pathway.
Dopamine
This Netflix miniseries starring Anya Taylor-Joy depicts addiction to alcohol and tranquilizers against the backdrop of competitive chess.
The Queen's Gambit
Finish:
“Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would…”
“Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would…”
→ Injure them or others
This opioid overdose reversal medication works by rapidly blocking opioid receptors.
What is naloxone?
“My worst day sober is better than my…” →
'My worst day sober is better than my…” → Best day using
The process of needing increasing amounts of nicotine to achieve the same effect is known as this.
Tolerance
Amy Winehouse's most famous song about refusing addiction treatment shares its title with this recovery service.
What is Rehab?
In the traditional wording of Step 7, what does a person “humbly” ask their Higher Power to remove?
What are shortcomings?
This class of drugs includes Xanax, Ativan, and Klonopin.
What are benzodiazepines?
“We are only as sick as our…” →
We are only as sick as our…” → Secrets
Name TWO common nicotine withdrawal symptoms that can occur after quitting.
What are irritability, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, increased appetite, restlessness, depressed mood, or cravings?
This Nirvana frontman struggled with heroin addiction before his death in 1994.
Who is Kurt Cobain?
Which step specifically involves continuing to take personal inventory and promptly admitting when you are wrong?
What is Step 10?
This brain structure plays a major role in fear, emotional processing, and the stress responses often associated with cravings and relapse. (THE ALARM SYSTEM WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER)
What is the amygdala?
“The opposite of addiction is…” →
“The opposite of addiction is…” → Connection
This type of smoking-related lung disease is an umbrella term that includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
What is COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)?
This actor and comedian publicly discussed addiction and later described getting sober in his memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.
Who is Matthew Perry?
This term refers to a meeting that is restricted to people who identify as having the addiction or substance-use issue addressed by that fellowship.
What is a closed meeting?
Ketamine and PCP belong to this category of drugs that can create a feeling of detachment from one's body or surroundings.
What are dissociatives?
“Your best thinking got you…” →
“Your best thinking got you…” → Here