Addiction Terms
Behaviors characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite consequences, and a need for an increased amount of the substance, as time goes on, to achieve the same effect.
What is addiction?
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THC VAPE
We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
What is Step 1
This actor/comedian who lived in the bay area struggled with addiction and substance abuse. He committed suicide in 2014.
Who is Robin Williams?
The major organ that is directly effected the most by drug use
What is the brain?
feelings that cause your brain to crave substances; if you are unaware of them they could be a factor for relapse.
What are triggers?
Lucy
LSD
We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Step 4
DAILY DOUBLE
The singer songwriter of Piano Man struggled with alcohol abuse for years before entering rehab.
Who is Billy Joel?
Hepatitis, Heart Disease, Kidney disease, Obesity, Mental Health disorders, HIV, Cancer, a Stroke, etc.
What are illnesses that can result from drug use?
The need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. In other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
What is tolerance?
Beans
MDMA
We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Step 9
This author, who wrote books such as Carrie and The Green Mile struggled with alcohol and prescription drug addiction for years.
Who is Stephen King?
DAILY DOUBLE
When you have both a Mental Health illness and addiction of any kind.
What is a co-occurring disorder or dual diagnosis?
Daily Double!
A neurotransmitter in the brain that is triggered by substances and causes a repeat in behaviors?
What is dopamine?
Cross-faded
under the influence of alcohol and cannabis simultaneously
We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Step 11
This Marvel actor has struggled with alcoholism over the years.
Who is Robert Downey Jr.?
The brain finishes developing once you reach this age.
However how long does it take for the brain to rewire to "normal" from addiction?
What is 25?
It can take up to 1-3 years depending on the person sometimes longer.
Negative, incorrect beliefs, stereotypes, and labels are another name for this
What is Stigma?
Blinkers
taking a long vape hit until the device blinks
Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Step 12
This music artist had a hit pop song come out a few years before her death called 'Rehab'
Who is Amy Winehouse
This substance depresses central nervous system (CNS) and respiratory function. Exposure to it may be fatal. It is estimated to be 80 times as potent as morphine and hundreds of times more potent than heroin
What is fentanyl?