12 Steps
What is the principal behind the first step?
What is honesty.
PAWS is the acronym for ____________________
What is Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms
Identify and learn to stay away from old ________, __________, _________ and ___________.
What is "people, places, things" and "situations."
SSRI stands for
What is Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor
The statistically recommended minimum length of stay to maximize long-term success.
What is 90 days.
"Came to believe in a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity"
What is Step 2.
Medication used to block opiate overdoses
What is Narcan
HALT is the acronym for _________________
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
The chemical in the brain associated with pleasure.
What is the dopamine
Bone marrow damage, liver and kidney damage, blackouts, limb spasms, hearing loss, and the loss of brain cells are from abusing what type of drugs?
What are inhalants?
Made a ________ and a _________ moral inventory of ourselves.
What is searching and fearless
The only two substance classes that could result in fatality if detoxed improperly
What is benzodiazepines and alcohol
The feelings individuals commonly experience after a relapse (two feelings)
What is guilt and shame
Those with a mental illness diagnosis are how many more times likely to also have substance use disorder?
2x more likely
Our brain learns by ________ and _________.
What is repetition and reward.
"Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to _______________"
What is " Place principles before personalities"
NDE is an acronym for ___________
What is Near Death Experience
The process by which the brain invents excuses that allow a person in recovery to edge close enough to relapse situations that accidents can happen
What is Justification.
Two of the 4 primary mental illnesses commonly diagnosed with substance use disorder are _____________ and ____________.
Anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and personality disorders.
What is the term "it is what it is" and example of?
What is radical acceptance.
In this step my list looked like this.... My Mom because I took money from her, My friend because I lied to her about everything, My boss because I didn't show up for the big presentation.
What is Step 8? "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all "
Decreasing self-care, Returning to old people, places, things and situations, Pulling away from the program , Doing something knowing that it's high risk, are all examples of what?
What is self-sabotage
The belief you are capable of maintaining long-term sobriety and achieving other life goals.
What is "Self-Efficacy."
This substance destroys dopamine receptors making it more difficult for those who are in recovery from this substance difficulties to feel pleasure.
What is Meth.
Binge drinking is _____ drinks in one sitting.
What is 5 for men and 4 for women.