Drugs and Alcohol
Detoxing from all drugs is uncomfortable, but withdrawal symptoms from these two drugs can be deadly.
What are alcohol and benzos?
According to the 2023 United States National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): This percentage of Americans aged 12 and older battled a substance use disorder in the past year.
What is 16.7% (48.5 million)
When mixed with alcohol, this drug creates an abnormally rapid heart rate and amplified impairment of cognitive, psychomotor, and driving performance.
What is Cannabis? (Marijuana)
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery.
What are coping skills?
The big book describes alcoholism, especially the obsession using these three words.
What is, "cunning, baffling, powerful?"
These two drugs kill more people yearly than any others.
What are alcohol and tobacco?
When the big book was published the city of Cleveland's AA saw a success rate of ______, as opposed to the estimated 6-8% success rate today across America.
What is 93%
While this drug does have high overdose rates, when combined with alcohol, there is a greater risk of overdose and sudden death than when either is used alone.
What is, "cocaine"?
Alcoholics 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 12 step fellowships?
This category of a 4th step inventory, the big book calls "the number one offender."
What are resentments?
Regular use of this drug before the age of 24 predicts an increased risk of schizophrenia and acute psychosis, even in populations not genetically predisposed to the disorder.
What is marijuana?
Each year in the United States, nearly 85,000 people die from this legal drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
What is alcohol?
This drug slows both heart rate and respiration, which can be fatal when mixed with alcohol.
What are Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics as well as opiates? (Heroin, oxycontin, percocet, morphine, Xanax, Librium, Valium, Benadryl, Ambien) (
Scientific studies show that treatment from drug addiction and alcoholism is most effective when it lasts this length of time due to the time it takes to move through post acute withdrawal symptoms.
What is 90 days?
This date, the day Bill W took Dr. Bob through the steps is considered to be the day AA was founded.
What is June 10, 1935?
This term refers to an emerging family of drugs containing one or more synthetic chemicals related to an amphetamine-like stimulant found naturally in the Khat plant. Some users experience paranoia, agitation, and hallucinations; some even display psychotic and violent behavior, and deaths have been reported in several instances.
What are bath salts?
Fentanyl caused this many overdose deaths in the US in 2022. (Answer to the closest thousand).
What is 76,233.
Especially when combined with alcohol, this class of drugs may cause impulsive violent behavior, resulting in rage and violence, but more research is needed.
What are, "anabolic steroids"?
To politely yet firmly stand up for yourself when facing a trigger or difficult situation is called this.
What is assertiveness or setting boundaries?
The Big Book is written in this many languages.
What is 70?
This drug as an approved anesthetic in humans and was discontinued in 1965 because patients often became agitated, delusional, and irrational while recovering from its anesthetic effects.
What is PCP?
Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is costly to the United States, exacting this amount annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and healthcare.
What is $600 Billion?
When mixed with alcohol, this class of drug creates an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular effects, and may result in dangerously low blood pressure. Users can faint/pass out, have minor seizures, and prolonged use can result in B12 deficiency induced paralysis.
What are, "inhalants"? (Nitrous (whippets), Computer Duster, Aerosols, Ether, Volatile Solvents, Gasoline, Glue, Nitrites (poppers), Gasses (Chloroform, Refrigerants, Halothane etc.))
This type of therapy usually involves changing thinking patterns by learning to recognize one’s distortions in thinking that are creating problems, and then reevaluate them in light of reality. It aims to help clients gain a better understanding of the behavior and motivation of others, use problem-solving skills to cope with difficult situations, and learn to develop a greater sense of confidence in one’s own abilities.
What is CBT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
These things are the 4 horsemen in "A vision for you."
What is, "Terror, Bewilderment, Fear/Frustration, and despair."