Recovery Information
Most common addiction across the nation...
What is alcohol?
68% of Americans aged 18 and older used alcohol in the last year.
Excessive use of this substance can lead to liver cirrhosis.
What is Alcohol?
__________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction.
What is dopamine?
This actor, famous for Pirates of the Caribbean, entered rehab in 2010 for alcohol and substance abuse.
Answer: Who is Johnny Depp?
This step involves making a decision to turn one’s will and life over to a Higher Power.
What is Step 3?
Is the fastest addicting drug...
What is Nicotine?
Long-term use of this drug can cause memory loss, mood swings, and significant damage to the brain’s ability to learn — even though it's often thought of as harmless.
What is Marijuana?
The frontal lobe of the brain is fully developed by this age.
Age 25
The Guns N’ Roses guitarist battled cocaine and alcohol addiction in the 1980s before entering rehab.
Who is Slash?
Facing repeated relapses, a member lists resentments and character defects.
What is Step 4?
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery.
What is a coping skill?
This stimulant increases energy and alertness, but can cause paranoia and insomnia.
What is cocaine?
People with mental health symptoms sometimes turn to drugs or alcohol for relief instead of treatment. What is this called?
What is self medicating?
This rapper and producer entered rehab in 2005 after struggles with cocaine and alcohol, later becoming an advocate for mental health and sobriety.
Answer: Who is Eminem?
This step focuses on carrying the message of recovery to others and practicing the principles in all aspects of life.
What is Step 12?
What does the acronym HALT stand for?
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely Tired?
is opioid is often prescribed for pain but has a high risk of addiction and overdose.
What is oxycodone (or morphine)?
This term describes someone who has both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition.
What is co-occurring disorders (or dual diagnosis)?
Known for hits like “Rehab” and “Rolling in the Deep,” this British singer has been open about her struggles with alcohol.
Who is Amy Winehouse?
A member shares honestly with another person what they have done wrong and takes responsibility for it.
What is Step 5?
Three stages of relapse. Name in order.
Emotional relapse, mental relapse, and physical relapse.
A dissociative anesthetic often sold as “Special K,” it can cause hallucinations, out-of-body experiences, and bladder toxicity with chronic use.
What is ketamine?
Thoughts influence our feelings which influence our behaviors. What therapy is this the cornerstone of?
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
This musician and frontman of Pearl Jam struggled with alcohol in the early 1990s and has spoken openly about recovery.
Answer: Who is Eddie Vedder?
This step emphasizes continued personal inventory and promptly admitting when wrongs are found.
What is Step 9?