True or False
Addiction is defined an obsessive need for something despite the consequences
True
What does the acronym , PAWS, stand for?
What is, "Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome"
Any stimuli that initiates a desire for an addictive behavior.
What is a trigger
A person in recovery who helps others in recovery through the 12-step program.
What is, "A Sponsor"
Alcohol
What is a depressant
Alcohol is technically classified as a depressant because it slows, or depresses, basic functions such as speech, reactions, and movement.
Alcohol is a drug
True. Alcohol is a drug which means it changes how your brain works. It has both immediate and long-term risks. This can include changes to the way you think, feel and act. Alcohol leads to significant preventable deaths and hospital visits.
What does the acronym "HOW" stand for?
What is, "Honesty, Open-Mindedness, Willingness"
A fellowship of men and women who share their experience in the purpose to help one another to recover from an addiction. It is peer-driven and non-professional.
What is the 12-Step Fellowships (AA, NA, Cocaine Anonymous, etc.)
What is Step 2
"We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."
Opioids
What is a Depressant
Opioids are depressant drugs, which means that they slow down the part of the brain that controls breathing. All opioid drugs are dangerous when taken in large quantities or when taken with other depressants, such as alcohol or benzodiazepines.
Harmful use requires that the consequences affect the individual and the community
False
What does the acronym "HALT" stand for?
Whats is, "Hungry, angry, lonely, tired"
What is "I" statements
A place where people share their experiences with one another and support each other in the ongoing effort of maintaining abstinence
What is, "12 step meetings"
Nicotine
What is a stimulant
Nicotine is classified as a stimulant of autonomic ganglia. Nicotine is a stimulant drug that acts as an agonist at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. These are ionotropic receptors composed up of five homomeric or heteromeric subunits.
Most young people use cannabis.
False – 99% of grade 7 students and 95% of grade 8 students report NOT using cannabis in the past year (2019). Even in high school, most youth DON'T use cannabis.
What does "HOPE" stand for?
What is, " Hold on pain ends"
A method for comparing the costs and benefits of a project, policy, or action. It's a systematic process that helps decision-makers determine the best course of action by quantifying the positive and negative impacts of a proposal.
What is a "Cost-Benefit Analysis"
Intended as a complete textbook for every addict seeking recovery. It describes the NA program and how it works. It includes the NA Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, as well as many personal stories of people who have found freedom from addiction through Narcotics Anonymous.
What is, "The Basic Text"
Magic Mushrooms
What is hallucinogen
"Magic mushrooms" are mushrooms that contain hallucinogens - usually psilocybin and psilocin. Taking magic mushrooms may cause you to see, hear or feel things that are not there, or to experience anxiety, fear, nausea and muscle twitches accompanied by increased heart rate and blood pressure. In some cases, the consumption of magic mushrooms can lead to "bad trips" or "flashbacks".
Coffee is a depressant
False
Caffeine is a stimulant, which means it increases activity in your brain and nervous system. It also increases the circulation of chemicals such as cortisol and adrenaline in the body.
What does to acronym "FEAR" stand for?
What is, "False Evidence Appearing Real"
A negative, irrational thought pattern that one learns to believe is true and perpetuates negative emotions, low self-esteem, or addictive behavior or mental health issues.
What is a cognitive distortion/thinking error (stinkin' thinkin').
A set of core values that help members through recovery
What are, "Spiritual Principles"
Cocaine
What is, "Central Nervous System Stimulant"
CNS stimulants accelerate the heart rate and elevate the blood pressure and "speed-up," or over-stimulate, the body. Examples of CNS stimulants include cocaine, "crack" cocaine, amphetamines, and methamphetamine ("crank").