12 Steps
"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol/drugs -- that our lives had become unmanageable."
What is Step 1
This term refers to using a small amount of a drug again after abstinence — and can quickly lead back to full-blown use.
What is a lapse or relapse
A deliberate strategy that helps you manage stress, difficult emotions or overwhelming problems.
What is a coping skill.
The most commonly abused substance in the United States
What is Alcohol
“Over time, people often need higher amounts of a substance to feel the same effect."
This is known as what?
What is tolerance
The Fourth Step of the 12 Steps
What is Made a Searching and Fearless Moral Inventory of Ourselves
The acronym HALT stands for
Deep breathing, exercise, grounding and journaling
What is a coping skill
______________ users do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death
What is Heroin
Long-term use of this drug is commonly associated with severe dental issues?
What is methamphetamine (meth).
"13th Stepping" describes ...
What is a discouraged relationship between an old timer experienced member towards a newcomer.
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
The common prayer known amongst those in recovery and often said at the end of fellowship meetings
What is the Serenity Prayer
Researchers have reported that as much as 50 percent of the dopamine producing cells in the brain can be damaged after prolonged exposure to relatively low levels of _________________
What is Methamphetamine
Long-term opioid use can slow this automatic body function, sometimes leading to overdose.
What is breathing (respiratory failure/depression).
"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of a Higher Power as we understood Him."
What is Step 3.
Symptoms include mood swings, anxiety, sleep problems, fatigue, brain fog, irritability and cravings
What is Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)
Refers to emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms that persist after the initial (acute) withdrawal phase from substances such as alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants, cannabis, and sometimes antidepressants
What is Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS).
This condition, often associated with alcohol, involves the inability to remember events that occurred while intoxicated.
What is a blackout
What could happen if you are around others during group session times without headphones in?
What is a termination of services
"Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it."
What is Step 10.
A powerful desire for something that usually passes.
What is a craving
Who are the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous
Who is Bill Wilson (Bill W.) or Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith (Dr. Bob)?
A drug class including Xanax, Valium, and Klonopin
What are benzodiazepines?
This stimulant is known to be one of the hardest to detox from and is usually smoked.
What is nicotine