Recovery Basics
This is the first step in 12 Steps
What is We admitted we were powerless over our addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable?
This is the most commonly abused drug across the nation
This drug is legal for adults over 21 but is one of the most misused
What is alcohol?
This first established 12-step recovery program.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
What does R2R stand for?
What is Road to Recovery?
A plan of action used to avoid relapse
What is a relapse prevention plan?
This is the fastest addicting drug.
What is Nicotine?
This opioid is prescribed for pain but is often misused
What is Percocet/Oxycodone?
The second established 12-step recovery program.
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
This type of meeting is often held in groups and helps people support each other in recovery
What is a support group/meeting?
_____ is 50-100 times more potent than morphine. It is a synthetic opioid approved for treating severe pain.
What is Fentanyl?
Mixing drugs and alcohol can increase this dangerous risk
What is overdose?
The process of learning how to live without drugs or alcohol
What is recovery?
This term means your body needs more of a substance to get the same effect
What is tolerance?
This stage of change happens when a person begins taking clear steps toward sobriety
What is the action stage?
The brains reward system releases this chemical, which reinforces substance sue
What is dopamine?
The estimated number of people world-wide who participated in AA
What is over 2 million?