Brain
What part of the brain is responsible for the fear response?
Amygdala
The most deadly substance to withdrawal from is...
Alcohol
What step prayer is this from,
"Take my will and my life, guide me in my recovery, and show me how to live."
Third step prayer
What does it mean when somebody says,
"I'm a friend of Bill Wilson"
That they area a recovering alcoholic
Which chemical is responsible for reward?
Dopamine
Which part of the brain is responsible for logic/decision making?
Pre-Frontal Cortex
These three substances can cause seizures when detoxing.
alcohol,
Benzodiazepines,
and Barbiturates
"Insanity is...
doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
What is commonly the first reading at most AA meetings?
The preamble
This bodily function is responsible for tolerance after prolonged substance use.
Homeostasis
How much sober time is needed for the brain to get back to normal?
2 years
What type of drugs are likely to induce psychosis?
What reading is this from
"We lived to use and used to live. Very simply, an addict is a man or woman whose life is controlled by drugs. We are people in the grip of a continuing and progressive illness whose ends are always the same: jails, institutions, and death."
Who is an Addict
Which reading is this from?
"At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier, softer way. But we could not. "
How it Works
To be present, in the moment, without judgement.
Mindfulness
What is the brain's ability to rewire around areas of inactivity called?
Neural plasticity
What is considerably the most deadly drug, causing substantially the most over-doses
carfentanil
Which reading is this from?
"Many of our problems are like those that our predecessors had to face"
The traditions
Which reading is this from?
"We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. "
The Promises
excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one who requires support on account of an illness or addiction.
Codependency
When enraged, this part of the brain is likely to lose most control
pre-frontal cortex
Which drug kills the most people annually?
Tabaco
Who wrote the Basic Text?
Jimmy Kinnon
When was AA founded?
1935, Akron, OH
Finish this sentence...
"Neurons that fire together ______ _______."
Wire Together