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What is the definition of insanity?
Doing the same over and over and expecting different results
_______ is a substance with a high death rate in the U.S., higher than suicide.
What is fentanyl?
A person who guides you through the steps and principals of NA/AA is called a....
What is a sponsor?
Withdrawal symptoms can include sweating, shaking, anxiety, and this sleep-related problem.
What is insomnia?
Stress, boredom, and loneliness are examples of these triggers that come from within.
What are internal triggers?
True or False: Mental health and addiction are often connected.
What is true?
What is denial?
A defense mechanism, or the mind’s way of protecting us from emotional pain we don’t feel ready to deal with.
This is the medical term for needing more of a substance to feel the same effect.
What is tolerance?
What is the most common addiction across the nation?
Alcohol
68% of Americans aged 18 and older used alcohol in the last year.
What is step 1 in NA/AA?
Admitting we are powerless over drugs and alcohol.
With continued substance abuse, the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure.
What is dopamine?
What does HALT stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
True or False: Asking for support during recovery is a sign of weakness.
What is false?
What is a cover emotion?
A secondary, often more intense emotion like anger or frustration that masks a more vulnerable or primary emotion.
This term refers to continuing a behavior despite negative consequences.
What is addiction?
Addiction is considered this type of disease because it often requires long-term management and relapse can occur.
What is a chronic disease?
In both AA and NA, members are encouraged to rely on this concept, which can be spiritual but not necessarily religious.
What is a Higher Power?
This natural chemical messenger helps regulate mood and is often affected by substance use.
What is serotonin?
Having a daily routine in recovery helps reduce this common relapse risk factor.
What is boredom?
True or False: Relapse means someone is a failure.
What is false?
What is shame?
What is a substitute addiction?
Replacing one addiction with another.
_____ is the fastest addicting drug.
What is nicotine?
This slogan reminds members to focus only on staying sober for today.
What is “One Day at a Time”?
Physical activity helps reduce cravings by releasing these chemicals.
What are endorphins?
These three types of triggers---people, places, and things---are called this.
What are external triggers?
True or False: Increased tolerance is the first symptom experienced as a sign you're developing a substance abuse disorder.
True
This emotional state can become dangerous in recovery because it may lead people to isolate and lose motivation.
What is hopelessness?
_____ is referred to as an inability to maintain behavior change over time.
What is a relapse?
This is the most commonly used legal psychoactive substance in the world.
What is caffeine?
What is STEP 5 in NA/AA?
Admitting to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
This stress hormone often spikes during withdrawal and can increase relapse risk.
What is cortisol?
This happens when someone becomes overly confident in recovery and starts believing they no longer need meetings, support, or coping skills.
What is complacency?
True or False: A one time slip in recovery, but not a full return to old patterns is considered a relapse.
False; It is considered a lapse.
Recovery often requires learning this skill: managing emotions without turning to substances.
What is emotional regulation?