Recovery Terms
This is someone who has worked a 12-step program, maintained sobriety, and mentors others on their recovery journey.
Sponsor
An OTC medication used to reverse overdose from opioids. This can be administered by anyone during the overdose.
Narcan
Admitting that you are powerless and that your life had become unmanageable. What step is this?
Step 1
This 12-step group is focused on people struggling with narcotic or opioid addiction.
NA (Narcotics Anonymous)
A movie about a hard-drinking New York journalist who takes her reputation as the life and soul of the party too far when she knocks over her sister's wedding cake and crashes the bridal limousine. When a court orders her into rehab for a month, she initially refuses, but eventually she begins to take her substance abuse seriously.
28 Days
This term describes the return to substance use after a period of abstinence.
Relapse
This is a long-acting injectable form of naltrexone which blocks the effects of opioids and alcohol.
Vivitrol
Come to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. What step is this?
Step 2
This is a 12-step group focused mainly on individuals struggling with cocaine addiction.
CA (Cocaine Anonymous)
This metallic man has been in recovery since 2003. He was introduced to drugs by his famous father and spent time in jail. He saw a resurgence in his popularity since entering recovery and staring in a series of hit movies.
A stage, often in early recovery, that involves feelings of excitement, over-confidence, euphoria, and elation.
Pink Cloud
These hormones often referred to as the "feel-good" hormones, are released during activities that promote well-being, like exercise, laughter, creative expression, and socialization
Endorphins
Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. What step is this?
Step 4
A mutual support program for individuals whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking/using.
Al-ANON
This famous British singer, songwriter, and pianist recently had a biopic made of his life. He was knighted by the Queen of England and is one of the best selling musical artists of all time. He went through recovery, built AA/NA meetings into his tour schedule, and has also sponsored other celebrities such as Eminem.
Elton John
This is someone whose behavior allows a loved one to continue self-destructive patterns of behavior.
Enabler
True or False:
According to NIDA (National Institute of Drug Abuse), nearly 50 million Americans experienced a substance use disorder within the past year.
True
Make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all. What step is this?
Step 8
A nationwide, nonprofit organization that offers free support groups to individuals who desire to gain independence from any type of addictive behavior. It stands for Self-Management and Recovery Training.
SMART Recovery
This famous actor starred in The Hangover and A Star is Born. His struggled with alcohol abuse progressively worsened during his rise to fame.
Bradley Cooper
The use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies. This type of treatment is particularly helpful in those with opioid use disorders; however, this treatment can benefit anyone and be an aid in sustained recovery.
MAT (Medication-Assisted Treatment)
This neurotransmitter is closely linked to the mind's reward system and is commonly associated with pleasure and reinforcement.
Dopamine
Having a spiritual awakening as a result of these Steps, we try to carry this message to others and to practice these principles in all our affairs. What step is this?
Step 12
This group is a biblically based program to help those struggling with addiction through God's power and community.
Celebrate Recovery
A biopic of a famous country music legend and his rise to fame in Tennessee. While on tour, he meets the love of his life, singer June Carter. However, things take a turn when he becomes involved in drugs and his marriage to first wife, Vivian, begins to fall apart. June eventually helps him recover from his addiction and he proposes to her in front of a live audience. What is this Movie Title?
Walk the Line
What are the 3 stages of relapse?
1. emotional relapse
2. mental relapse
3. physical relapse
This highly advanced and complex area of the human brain is associated with decision-making and impulse control, and is strongly impacted by addiction and intoxication
Prefrontal Cortex
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. What step is this?
Step 9
This group is a peer-led, non-theistic program that uses Buddhist principles and practices to recover from addiction.
Recovery Dharma
She was a 17-year-old actress on family-friendly TV when, she says, she first used cocaine. As her singing career took off, so did her problems with drugs and alcohol. In 2010, she first sought treatment for addiction, along with mental health issues including bipolar and eating disorders. She has addressed her ongoing recovery in interviews, on social media, and in her music.
Demi Lovato
Withdrawal symptoms that continue after the initial acute withdrawal from substances. These symptoms can last for months or even years in cases of chronic substance use.
PAWS (Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome)
True or False:
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, North America has the highest rate of people under 25 years old in treatment.
False
North America ranks 8th, with 18% of people under 25 in treatment, while South America ranks 1st with 49%
We are entirely ready to have (God/Higher Power) remove all these defects of character. What step is this?
Step 6
This is a 12-step support group aimed to help people who are struggling with unhealthy relationship patterns.
CoDA (Codependents Anonymous)
Based on real events. It details the life of Nic Sheff, who has a severe addiction to crystal meth, and his father, who attempts to help him become sober. The movie focuses on the negative and heartbreaking impacts that drug abuse has on a person’s life and their loved ones and friends’ lives. It shows the continuous struggle and harsh reality of SUDs.
Beautiful Boy