12 Steps
The founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Who is Bill Wilson
Mental Health disorder that affects or exasperates substance use. Symptoms can look like: Feelings of extreme sadness, shame, guilt or despair.
What is Depression
This is the practice of regularly taking time to focus on your own physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well being.
What is Self-Care
Drugs cause this chemical in your brain to release more than normal amounts.
What is Dopamine
Which music artist has album covers named Relapse and Recovery
Who is Eminem
The emotional state of low tension, in which there is an absence of of arousal, particularly from negative sources such as anger, anxiety or fear.
What is relaxation
The use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapy which is useful in opioid use disorders and can help some people sustain recovery
What is medication assisted treatment
Use, despite negative consequences. Chronic biological brain disease, with psychological dependence and physical dependence.
What is addiction
People, places or things that cause people to have thoughts associated with substance use
What are triggers
Step 1 of the 12 Steps
We admitted we were powerless over addiction that our lives had become unmanageable
Being able to recognize, label and adjust your emotions.
What is emotional regulation
This evidence based approach to maintaining recovery from addiction involves identifying triggers and warning signs and then developing specific coping strategies to avoid a return to negative behaviors
What is Relapse Prevention
This happens when a substance becomes less effective and you have to increase use
What is tolerance
Used to combat heroin/opiate overdose
What is Narcan
This saying is common among those in recovery and is said at the end of meetings.
What is the serenity prayer
You can go to this person to talk about your feelings one on one in a safe therapeutic environment
What is a therapist
What are three people/places you can go to get support in your recovery.
Meetings, Sponsor, healthy family or friends, group members, church etc.
A drug that leads to more addictive drugs
Gateway Drug
The limits of appropriate behavior between people
Alcoholic Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Gambler's Anonymous are all examples of programs with this type of format that can support you in recovery.
What are the 12-Step fellowship
Process that allows you to sit still, clear your mind and focus on breathing
What is meditation
Who is the most important person in your recovery
Yourself
What is detoxification
In __________ we celebrate National Recovery Month
What is September