Side Effects
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
Dopamine
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Belief- This involves understanding and believing that you are worthy of sobriety, and are capable of achieving it.
Step 2.
What is any person, place, or thing that can create a craving to use drugs?
Trigger
Cocaine used to be an ingredient in this soft drink
coca-cola.
What animal has no vocal cords?
Giraffe
This drug is the 3rd leading cause of preventable death in the United States.
alcohol.
We admitted we were powerless over our addiction — that our lives had become unmanageable.
Step 1
When a person gradually needs more of a drug to get the same effects, its referred to as ______?
Tolerance
What 3 things should you avoid to help prevent relapse?
people, places, & things.
What language is the most popularly spoken worldwide?
Chinese
What does alcohol do to your body temperature?
It lowers it. When alcohol reaches your bloodstream, it causes your small blood vessels to expand. This increases the flow of blood in your body. Although you may feel warm, your body temperature actually drops. This is why it is not a good idea to drink alcohol to “warm up” when you are exposed to cold air or water. It slows down the heart rate and dilates blood vessels, which can make you feel warmer but increases risk of hypothermia.
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Self-Inventory- This is where you examine yourself in order to determine what has caused you to become an addict.
Step 4
What are the 4 categories of verbal communication?
passive, aggressive, assertive, passive-aggressive.
This is the thought or belief that you don't have a problem
Denial
Where would you find the Sea of Tranquility?
The moon
Bone marrow damage, liver and kidney damage, blackouts, limb spasms,hearing loss and the loss of brain cells are consequences from abusing what type of drugs?
inhalants
How many "Steps" did the early form of AA have in 1935?
6
DOUBLE~
What month is National Recovery Month?
September.
things that we can do in-the-moment, when we are feeling lousy, to help us turn down the volume of our emotions and avoid getting overwhelmed.
Coping Skill
Which two U.S. states don’t observe Daylight Saving Time?
Arizona and Hawaii
what is the average age children experiment with drugs?
13
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Step 8
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
Integrity
Some people want to share it, but often not enough people own it. Some people want to give it away any chance they get, some people take too much of it for themselves. Some people just avoid it and look the other way. Some people accepts what's theirs and leave the rest....
Responsibility
What was the first toy to be advertised on television?
Mr. Potato Head