12 Steps
These are the founders of the AA.
Who are Dr. Bob and Bill W?
Uncontrollable craving for a substance, loss of control, use despite negative consequences, chronic biological brain disease, psychological and physical dependence
What is addiction?
This is a common, chronic, long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable and recurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that he/she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
What is OCD?
1) The user, 2) family, 3) children, 4) co-workers, 5) parents, 6) siblings, 7) friends, 8) the community
Who are those affected by substance use?
People, places, things
What are triggers?
When you admit you are powerless over you addiction and that your life has become unmanageable, you are working this step.
What is step one?
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual who is at risk of using again. This kit could include 12-step information, important phone numbers, and healthy recreation activities to participate in.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
This is a common mood disorder that causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities such as sleeping, eating, and working. To be diagnoses, the symptoms must be present for at least two (2) weeks.
What is depression?
1) Lowered inhibitions, 2) decreased control over motor skills, 3) inability to concentrate and focus, 4) addiction, 5) heart attack and/or stroke, 6) liver failure and/or cirrhosis, 7) kidney disease, 8) blackouts
What are consequences of alcoholism?
A desire or dream you try to achieve in a certain amount of time, no matter the costs.
What are goals?
Published in 1939, this is the common name for the text from which the fellowship gets its name.
What is the Big Book?
This is the fastest addicting drug.
What is nicotine?
This is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.
What is ADHD?
1) Addiction, 2) respiratory failure, 3) vomiting, 4) drowsiness, 5) reduction of pain, 6) diarrhea, 7) painful withdrawal, 8) death
What are effects of pain kills/opiates?
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely, or tired. What can help you remember these circumstances?
What is HALT?
When you continue to take personal inventory and when you are wrong, you promptly admit it.
What is Step Ten?
This is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction.
What is dopamine?
This is an abnormal condition of the mind that involves a loss of contact with reality. People experiencing this condition may exhibit personality changes and thought disorder. Depending on the severity, this may be accompanied by unusual or bizarre behavior as well as difficulty with social interaction and impairment carrying out daily life activities.
What is Psychosis?
The following can occur due to what: increase in violence/aggression, addiction, drug-induced psychosis, increase in respiratory problems, increase in cardiovascular problems, risk for HIV/Hep C/TB, damage to physical appearance.
What is methamphetamine and/or cocaine addiction?
Our brains remembers by __ and __.
What is repetition and reward?
The three sides of the triangle - AA's three legacies.
What are Unity, Service, and Recovery?
This is the most commonly drug in the nation.
What is alcohol?
This is a chronic mental health condition characterized primarily by symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations or delusions, and symptoms of a mood disorder, such as mania or depression.
What is Schizoaffective Disorder?
1) Bone marrow damage, 2) liver and kidney damage, 3) blackouts, 4) limb spasms, 5) hearing loss, and/or 6) loss of brain cells are consequences from abusing what type of drug?
What are inhalants?
What are five (5) skills you have learned in treatment to overcome cravings and triggers?
This response has many answers:
What is/are sponsor, relapse prevention plan, medication compliance, coping skills, service work, etc.