Dangers in recovery
When you detach, segregate and disconnect from others
Isolation
I am powerless over my addiction and my life has become unmanageable.
first step
Guilt is feeling bad about what you've done. ______ is feeling bad about who you are.
Shame
used to save someone from an opioid overdose
Narcan
this planet has the most gravity.
Jupiter.
This is one common cause of relapse
Resentment
The 12 tradition asks members to place this before personalities.
Principles
we must do this for ourselves before we can do this for others
forgive
The diminishing effect of a drug after repeated use
tolerance
George Washington.
getting into a romantic relationship before an addict is ready to handle that relationship or its demise may lead to
Relapse
The number of meetings someone goes to daily for three months
90
Meetings are self- supporting through this
Our own contributions
The chemical messenger released into the brain when doing substances
Dopamine
The worlds longest river.
Nile River
this is the process by which the addictied brain invents excuses that allow the person in recovery to edge close enough to relapse situations that accidents can happen.
Justification
made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
step 9
this spiritual principle is necessary when surrendering to a higher power
Faith
The withdrawls from these two substances can be fatal
Alcohol and benzo
the biggest internal organ in the body
Liver
What are the three stages of relapse
Emotional, mental and physical
This group has meetings in 139 countries and focuses on recovery from the use of all drugs and alcohol
NA
you are only as sick as your
secrets
When you take more than the recommended amount of something often a drug
Overdose
the color of a giraffes tongue
Black