12 Step
Admitting that we are powerless over drugs/alcohol.
Step 1.
This movie follows 4 Coney Island addicts throughout different stages of their addiction.
Requiem for a Dream
Most commonly abused substance in the US.
Alcohol.
Focusing on the present in your recovery.
One day at a time
Feelings that commonly precede a relapse.
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired (HALT)
First published in 1939, its purpose was to show other alcoholics how the first 100 people of A.A. got sober.
The Big Book
This actor stated "It's like I've got a shotgun in my mouth with my finger on the trigger and I like the taste of the gun metal"
30.8 million Americans currently use this.
Cigarettes
The idea that you can't rush recovery.
Time takes time.
These are given at milestones.
Chips.
Commitments.
This television show shows a chef in Chicago take the reigns of the family restaurant after his brother overdoses.
The Bear
The most commonly used psychoactive substance in the world
Caffeine
The notion that you can tell that certain people are at meetings for the right reasons.
Stick with the winners.
Replacing one bad habit with another.
Cross Addiction.
AA was founded in this city.
Akron, Ohio
Starring Michael Keaton, this movie follows a cocaine addicted Real Estate agent who embezzles money from his firm and uses rehab as a way to avoid jailtime.
Clean and Sober
This state is ranked #1 in the United States for access to mental health care
New Jersey
Getting better a little better each day, not all at once
Progress, not perfection
Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenence.
The Stages of Change.
This many countries have AA meetings.
180
The author of this book does not remember writing it due to the effects of cocaine.
Cujo
This state saw their Overdose death rate increase 55.1% from 2019 to 2020, the most in the nation.
Mississippi.
You cant keep doing the same thing over and over.
Nothing changes if nothing changes.
What does SMART stand for?
Self-Management and Recovery Training