Dr. Bob and Bill Wilson are the founders of this world wide organization that began in Akron, Ohio in 1935.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous.
100
This stage of change is marked by making positive changes and doing the personal work necessary to achieve the changes you want to make.
What is: Action stage
100
The four methods of taking drugs
What is sniffing, swallowing, injecting, and smoking?
100
A place where someone safely and medically withdraws from substances such as Alcohol, Benzodiazepines, and Opiates for ex. for a brief period of time.
What is Detox
100
This highly addictive stimulant that was popular in the 1980s and remains popular in the bar/club scene.
What is Cocaine
200
"Admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable." is this important step
What is Step 1.
200
This stage of change the person is in denial and is not aware of the problem.
What is the pre-contemplation stage of change.
200
This occurs when drugs or alcohol are no longer present in the body, marked by vomiting, chills, irritability, sweating, tremors, sleeplessness, restlessness to name a few.
What is Withdrawal.
200
This facility has both long and short term patient stays. Patients are given a place to stay, meals, 12 step meetings, referrals, medical care, and counseling.
What is Inpatient Rehab.
200
This substance is widely accepted as part of our celebrations in our society, it is also one of the most dangerous drugs to withdraw from when physically addicted.
What is Alcohol
300
A list of things that occurred that day, helpful in identifying positive points of the day and things that may need more close examination. One of the things Melissa has said is "One of the most important aspects of healthy recovery."
What is a Daily Inventory.
300
In this stage of change, the person "toys" with the idea of making changes, they are aware that there is a problem in their life but has not yet begun to make changes.
What is Contemplation Stage of change.
300
Needing more and more to get the same effect....
What is Tolerance
300
AA, SOS, Celebrate recovery, Rational Recovery, Smart Recovery are examples of this:
What is Self Help Groups
300
This drug's popularity has risen to "epidemic" proportions in recent years, one of the quicker drugs that become addictive, is dangerous, and marked by unpleasant withdrawals.
What is Heroin.
400
Someone you choose to guide you, keep you accountable, discuss and share your life with and overall a partner in your recovery.
What is a Sponsor.
400
In this stage of change, the person has made the necessary changes in their life to achieve their goals, they continue to do the work necessary keep the changes they have made.
What is the maintenance stage of change.
400
At this point the body only functions as "normal" when the drug is present...
What is Physical addiction
400
A common experience that people post rehab/early recovery have marked by elation, high on life, fantasy reality at times and over-confidence. It carries both positive and negative attributes but can put the person at risk for relapse if they aren't careful.
What is the "Pink Cloud."
400
This drug has been touted as having medicinal properties and has grown in support in recent years, however with abuse it can create a lack of motivation, affects the lungs, can cause paranoia and is both a depressant and a stimulant.
What is Marijuana
500
The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W. but with one chapter, "To Employers" written by Henry Parkhurst.
What is "The Big Book"
500
In this stage of change, the person reverts back to old ways and no longer maintains the changes they have made.
Hint: This is something that occurs in recovery from time to time.
What is: relapse
500
An intense, sometimes nagging desire for a drug or drink
What is Craving.
500
These three things are what people are commonly told to avoid, especially in early recovery.
What is People, Places, and Things.
500
This popular AA slogan that can be helpful H.A.L.T. stands for: