NA step concepts
This step teaches the person honesty and the ability to accept
Step 1
Outright denial. "I don't have a problem"
Simple Denial
Tobacco products have been linked to rises in cancer. What are some other major health risks linked to tobacco use? (name one)
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung disease, stillbirth, birth defects
Staying sober often requires a change of our environment. Also knows as:
people, places, things
What is the main ingredient found in household dust?
Human skin cells
What is the first step of the NA process that requires the person to take action?
Step 4
Someone using this denial technique may react physically and emotionally when confronted with their substance use or wrongdoings
Hostility
Nicotine falls under what drug category
Stimulant
Peer Pressure
There is only one bird in the world that can fly backwards. What bird is it?
Hummingbirds
Step 4 is about transparency. It requires the person to look within themselves to identify who they truly are by identifying their what (two answers)
Character assets and defects
"I only smoke on the weekends. It's not like I'm staying faded all day every day"
Minimizing
How many (ratio or percentage) of adults report using nicotine products?
1 in 5 or 20%
Coping skills can be placed into two categories: short-term and long-term.
Short-term coping skills help in the moment with a craving or feeling
Long-term copings skills require a change in what
Lifestyle, Habits, Routine
There is only one letter that does not appear in any US state name. What letter is it?
Q
Step 3 teaches the person the value of humility. It teaches the person that in order to recover they must choose a different way of living, letting go of their
Self-Will
"Smoking makes me pay attention better in school. I actually get better grades since I started smoking."
Intellectualizing
Nicotine is found naturally in tobacco plants, which is a plant in the nightshade family, and is also found in trace amounts in what vegetables/fruits? (name one)
potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants
After leaving an inpatient treatment facility, it is often recommended that the client continue to seek counseling and support groups such as NA. This is known as:
Aftercare
If laid out flat, the total length of a human's circulatory system would total what length in miles?
60,000
Enough to go around the Earth twice
While many of the NA steps require the person to look into their past to address their behaviors and patterns, step 10 requires the person to continue to address their behaviors, “Continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it,” The concept of this step is teaching the person how to accept and take
Accountability
Someone using this denial technique always has a logical sounding reason behind their actions and/or substance use
Rationalization
Research shows nicotine in the form of tobacco has been used going back as far as 6,000 BCE. It was first used in what area of the world?
Americas
A relapse often starts long before the actual action of using the substance takes place. The series of events or actions leading up to the relapse is known as what?
Behavior Chain or Behavior Chain Analysis
What country has the most time zones?
France (12),
USA and Russia both have 11