Substance Use Basics
This physical response occurs when substance use is reduced or stopped, often leading to further use to alleviate symptoms.
What is Withdrawal?
This is the difference between Guilt and Shame.
Guilt- Behavior (I did a bad thing)
Shame- Identity (I am bad)
He is one of the founders of AA and author of the Big Book.
Who is William Wilson (Bill W.)
This is the TIPP skill.
What is Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced breathing, and Paired muscle relaxation?
This is the antidote to shame.
What is empathy?
Over time, a person may need more of a substance to achieve the desired effect.
What is tolerance?
The percentage of our thoughts that are negative on a daily basis.
What is 80%?
This is the serenity prayer
What is "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference"?
This is the meaning of the acronym HALT
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?
This is the 21/90 rule.
What is it takes 21 days to make a habit, and 90 days to make a permanent lifestyle change?
An intense feeling that compels an individual to seek and use a substance.
What is a craving?
This is the minimum recommended length of time for a person to stay in treatment for the best chances of maintaining sobriety.
What is 90 days?
What is "making a searching and fearless moral inventory of yourself".
A _________ is always necessary for an individual to take control of their future sobriety and avoid future relapse.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
This is the most common addiction across the nation (excluding nicotine)
What is alcohol?
The 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) indicated that 28.9 million people 12 and older, or 10.2% of this population, battled an alcohol use disorder in the past year.
This is an inability to maintain behavior change over time.
What is a lapse/relapse?
These are the 3 stages of relapse.
What is emotional, mental, and physical?
This is what AA stands for.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
This is the meaning of the AA acronym of PUSH.
What is Pray Until Something Happens?
This is the average number of serious attempts to quit substance use.
What is 5?
The process by which the body rids itself of a drug and/or alcohol.
What is detoxification?
These are the three types of triggers.
What is social, emotional, and environmental?
Social (seeing an old friend who you used to buy drugs from)
Emotional (intense feelings/depression, exhaustion, stress, etc)
Environmental (going to a party or driving by the location of a triggering event)
1) This is how many steps are in AA.
2) This is a person who has made progress in their recovery and helps guide another member through the steps program. They provide emotional support, share their experiences, and act as a mentor to those seeking to maintain sobriety.
1) What is 12 steps?
2) What is a sponsor?
These are two meanings for the acronym FEAR.
F*** Everything and Run, and Face Everything and Recovery?
(False Evidence Appearing Real is another possible answer)
Our brains learn by _____ and _____.
What is repetition and reward?