This step discusses the unmanageability of using and the need to admit surrender towards the idea of continuing to try controlling it.
What is THE FIRST STEP
100
This coping skill involves respiration and can be useful in centering oneself- “In through the nose, out through the mouth”
BREATHING EXERCISE/MEDITATION
100
The Root Chakra is typically associated with what color?
What is RED
100
This maintenance medication consists of buprenorphine and naloxone and is commonly misused.
What is SUBOXONE
200
This step involves the listing of both positive and negative aspects of who you are. Described by many as being one of the harder steps to tackle initially.
THE FOURTH STEP
200
This recovery exercise can usually be done in the morning and allows you to better challenge negative self-talk and give yourself more positive messages.
What is AFFIRMATIONS
200
This spirituality concept can help you to continue forward from negative feelings you have about things you have done as well as what others may have done to you.
What is FORGIVENESS
200
This opiate reversal kit can be helpful in rescuing those suffering from an overdose.
NARCAN
300
This step revolves around the asking of a higher power to remove our shortcomings
What is THE SEVENTH STEP
300
This coping skill works by focusing and being mindful of the external world as opposed to staying in your own head to struggle with negative emotions or cravings- Bringing yourself back to Earth as it were...
What is GROUNDING
300
What is the end goal of the twelve steps of recovery?
A spiritual awakening
300
This opioid receptor antagonist has been shown to be beneficial in reducing relapse rates in both alcoholics and opiate users by blocking the effects of those drugs.
What is VIVITROL
400
This step involves the process of making amends to whoever possible, except when to do so would generate further harm.
THE NINTH STEP
400
This meditation exercise involves the imagined scenario of a tranquil place where one can relax and is typically described by someone else or a recording, although you can do it on your own.
What is GUIDED IMAGERY
400
Sanskrit for “circle”, this artistic exercise in spirituality has been described as a representation of you at the time you create it.
What is a MANDALA
400
This medication acts through what is called a disulfiram reaction- when it is combined with alcohol, it makes the one ingesting both violently ill.
What is ANTABUSE
500
This step involves being mindful of continued shortcomings and rectifying them as soon as possible.
What is THE TENTH STEP
500
This exercise involves tightening areas of your body’s muscles and then releasing them and can be used to reduce physical tension and stress- Not yoga or stretching- but something specific...
What is PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION
500
Who wrote the poem that the "serenity prayer" was derived from?
Who is Reinhold Niebuhr
500
This addiction medication is believed to help manage the chemical imbalance caused in the brain from alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal- I am NOT talking about phenobarbital or any other benzos here...