WE DO RECOVER
STUFF YOU REALLY SHOULD KNOW
CATCH ME AT A MEETING
DEFINE ME
DON'T THIRTEENTH STEP
500

This document that every person in recovery should have, typically includes: personal goals, potential triggers and strategies for staying away from drugs and alcohol. 

What is a Relapse Prevention Plan?

500

This is an alcoholic/addict who has made some progress in the recovery program and shares that experience on a continuous, individual basis with another alcoholic who is attempting to attain or maintain sobriety through AA/NA.

What is a sponsor?

500

___ meetings in ___ days is recommended upon release from prison to help form good habits and build your support network. 

What is 90 meetings in 90 days?

500

This is something our brains come up with to avoid taking responsibility for our actions.

What is thinking errors?

500

List 5 of the 12 principles.

What is...

Honesty, hope, faith, courage, integrity, willingness, humility, love, discipline, patience/perseverance, awareness, and service.

1000

The acronym of H.A.L.T tells us to never become to _____, ______, ______, or ________.

What is too hungry, angry, lonely or tired?

1000

These 2 substance abuse and mental health disorders are closely linked.

What is anxiety and depression?

1000

The most important person at any AA/NA meeting. 

Bonus 100 if you can say why

What is the newcomer?

What is because we keep what we have by giving it away?


1000

This is admitting that no amount of trying or practicing or self-control is going to change the way that drugs or alcohol affect your brain.

What is powerlessness?

1000

We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. 

What is Step 10?

1500

Those in recovery from addiction should change their _____, _____ & _____ in order to maintain sobriety.

What are "people, places, and things”?

1500

This is when you go through something very stressful, frightening, and distressing.

What is trauma?

(PTSD)

1500

A meeting that a person in recovery designates as their 'official' meeting, or is the meeting they go to most often. 


What is a home group? 

1500

This is a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

What is complacency?

1500

This is the number-one offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else.

What is a resentment?

2000

Practice healthy ____ to overcome cravings and triggers.

What are Coping Skills?

2000

This is a repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession.

What is a compulsion/ compulsive behavior?

2000

According to NA/AA literature, addicts/alcoholics in the grip of this illness will end up in _____, ____ & ____. 

What are jails, institutions or death?

2000
This is something you need to do to let go of resentments.

What is acceptence?

2000

List 5 of the AA/NA slogans.

What is...

Easy does it!

Live and let live

Just for today

Nothing changes if nothing changes

Keep coming back

It works if you work it

Let go and let God

Feelings aren't facts

Progress not perfection

Faith without works is dead

First things first

2500

This is your responsibility. No one else is going to do it for you. 

What is my own recovery?

2500

This is the serenity prayer.

What is "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."? 

2500

This is the only requirement for membership in the NA/AA fellowship. 

What is the desire to stop using?

2500

This is when one partner needs the other partner, who in turn, needs to be needed.

What is co-dependency? 

2500

This is the Lord's prayer...

What is "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen"?