The Big Book
This is the letter written by the doctor who treated Bill Wilson in the section before the first chapter of the Big Book.
What is the Doctor's opinion
In what decade was the Narcotics Anonymous Basic text printed?
What is the 1980s
Phone calls, attend a meeting, distractions, play the tape through, think of the consequences, prayer.
What are coping skills?
Chronic abuse of this substance produces a psychosis that resembles schizophrenia and is characterized by paranoia.
What are amphetamines?
HALT stands for _________________
What is Hungry, angry, lonely, tired?
The chapter that lists the 12 steps
What is Chapter 5, How it Works
Word for word, what is the first step of narcotics anonymous?
"We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable."
What are some warning signs of relapse?
What is, stop attending meetings, isolating, lying, depression, anger/defensiveness, fear, not reaching out to supports, stop attending treatment etc.
What is the primary organ affected by alcohol abuse?
What is the brain
Name 3 factors/preexisting conditions/predispositions to acquiring the "disease" of addiction.
What are onset of use, environment, genetics, mental health, trauma?
Where was Town's Hospital located?
Central Park New York
Name five of the nine suggestions
AVOID PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS
COME EARLY AND STAY LATE
DON'T USE... GO TO A MEETING
GET AND USE A SPONSOR
GET A HOMEGROUP
90 MEETINGS IN 90 DAYS
USE THE PHONE
GET INVOLVED IN SERVICE
KEEP COMING BACK, IT WORKS!
What are 3 out of the 5 "rules of recovery"
Change your life
Be completely honest
Ask for help
Practice self-care
Don’t bend the rules
A condition that involves a decrease in the effectiveness of a drug after repeated use
What is tolerance
Provide the group with 3, 12-step slogans.
what are....
In which city was the Big Book written?
What is Newark NJ
What increments of clean time are celebrated with key tags?
30, 60, 90, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year, 18 months, multiple years, 24 hours or less
List two examples of internal triggers and two examples of external triggers to use.
Counselor decision
most commonly used federally illegal drug in the United States
What is marijuana
This chemical plays a role in how we feel pleasure. It's a big part of our unique human ability to think and plan.
What is dopamine?
How many years old is AA?
What is 90 years old
Roughly, how many meetings of NA are there weekly in the world.
Bonus 100 points if you can guess how many countries.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) holds nearly 76,000 meetings weekly in 143 countries
What are the 3 stages of relapse?
What are mental, emotional, and physical?
What are at least two regions of the brain that are affected by drug use?
What are: The basal ganglia, The extended amygdala, The prefrontal cortex
Name the 5 stages of change.
What is pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance?