True or False
Recovery Tips
Recovery 101
Brain
People in Recovery
100

True or False: 

Talking to others about problems in our lives is a healthy coping skill.

TRUE!

Talking to others allows us to share our emotions and problems so that we do not have to go through them alone.

100

A term that is used in 12 step recovery that helps put into perspective a new way to live and how you learn to live on a daily basis.

What is one day at a time?

100

When a person in recovery goes back to using it is called..

Relapsing

100

Practicing this can help a person to gain patience and self awareness

Meditation

100

This well known musician decided to change his life and get clean after Indiana teen, Ryan White, contracted AIDS through a blood transfusion in the 1980s.

What is Elton John

200

True or False:

Every coping skill is healthy.

FALSE!

Some ways that we learn to cope are not healthy for us! (ex: fighting, eating too much, running from problems, etc.)

200

Get treatment for any __ ____ disorders you may have that lead to your addiction in the first place.

What is co-occurring disorders

200

When a person in AA is ready to go through the steps they usually will get assistance from this person

SPONSOR

200

Drugs and alcohol affect the brains _______

system

Reward

200

This actor was notorious for his reputation as a bad boy early on in his career. He "avenged" his public image by getting sober and now has an "iron" clad position in one of the most successful movie franchises of all time.

Who is Robert Downey Jr.

300

True or False:

Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives.

FALSE!

Coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. You do not want to avoid these! Avoiding is considered an unhealthy coping skill.

300

Avoid old _____ , ______ , and ______

What is people, places, and things

300

These are groups that help people in recovery connect and share their experiences

Support Groups

300

When the brain adapts to drug or alcohol use it is called

Tolerance

300

This talk show host admitted on her show in 1995 that she had been addicted to crack cocaine

What is Oprah

400

True or False:

Coping skills help you focus on the important things in your life.

TRUE!

When we can cope with problems in our lives, it is easier to focus on everything else that is important to us!

400

Practice healthy ______ ______ to overcome cravings and triggers

What is coping skills

400

These are the 3 areas of balance in recovery 

Body, mind, and spirit

400

This is the most common emotion experienced by those brand new in recovery

Depression

400

This American author of horror, scifi, and suspense novels once battled alcohol abuse but has been sober for decades

What is Stephen King

500

True or False:

Coping skills are not important to your well-being.

FALSE! 

Coping skills create a sense of calmness, confidence, and inner-peace. They are important for your overall health.

500

People in recovery can connect with this spiritual force to help guide them

HIGHER POWER

Higher Power

500

This is what it is called when you have a substance abuse problem but fail to admit it to yourself

Denial

500

This is the "feel good" chemical that our brains naturally produce


Dopamine

500

Black Eyed Peas singer, Fergie, has been sober for over ten years - what was her drug of choice?

What is Crystal Meth