Addiction 101
Drugs of abuse cause to brain to release this neurotransmitter that causes feelings of pleasure.
What is dopamine?
Came to believe a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
What is Step 2
Most drug users have their first contact with elicit drugs through these people:
who are friends?
These are people, places, objects, feelings, and times that cause cravings.
What is Triggers
This drug is the most commonly used drug in the U.S.
What is alcohol
Dopamine is:
What is the neurotransmitter associated with pleasure?
This was begun in Akron, Ohio, in 1935, with a chance meeting between two alcoholics, one a doctor and one a broker.
What is A.A.
This is the chemical in marijuana that causes the high:
What is THC
_____ is feeling bad about what you have done.
What is Guilt
This substance will not restore senses affected by alcohol, such as vision; however, it is offered more than any other substance as a quick way to sober up.
What is Coffee.
This is the process by which the addicted brain invents excuses that allow the person in recovery to edge close enough to relapse situations that accidents can happen.
What is justification?
The twelfth tradition asks members to place this before personalities.
What is Principles
This is how long the high from a typical dose of crack lasts.
What is five minutes
_____ is feeling bad about who you are.
What is Shame
When you need more of the drug to feel the same effects you are experiencing:
What is Tolerance?
After just one use, marijuana chemicals can be seen in the brain for this long, and can be detected in a drug screening.
What is 3-6 weeks.
This person is a guide, a mentor, and a fellow recovering addict, who volunteers their time to help a newcomer in the 12-step program.
What is Sponsor.
This drug causes side effects such as malnutrition, cancer of the mouth, esophagus and stomach, and birth defects.
What is Alcohol.
HALT is the acronymn for ______
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired.
This is what you experience when you discontinue use of a substance.
What is withdrawal.
Giving up alcohol and smoking marijuana instead is called:
What is a substitute addiction
Meetings are self-supporting through this.
What is Our own contributions.
This drug can be made in small batches, with hazardous household and farm chemicals.
What is Methamphetamines.
This percent of popular music references drugs and alcohol.
What is 75%?