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This 1994 film starring Tom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Picture and includes the famous line, “Life is like a box of chocolates.”
What is Forrest Gump?
This two-word phrase describes the ability to say no to peer pressure and avoid risky behaviors.
What is refusal skills?
This black-and-white bear from China mainly eats bamboo, even though it technically belongs to the order Carnivora.
What is the giant panda?
This programming language, named after a type of snake, is known for its readability and is often taught to beginners.
What is Python?
This short phrase, common in meetings, reminds members to live one day at a time instead of worrying about the future.
What is “Just for today”?
In recovery planning, people often write down situations, places, or feelings that could lead to relapse. These are known as what?
What are triggers?
In Toy Story 2, this cowgirl doll becomes one of Woody’s closest friends.
Who is Jessie?
Excessive use of these handheld devices has been linked to anxiety, sleep problems, and even behavioral addiction.
What are smartphones?
These colorful fish, often found living among sea anemones, became famous after starring in a 2003 animated movie.
What are clownfish?
This Italian word, often found in sheet music, tells musicians to gradually get louder.
What is crescendo?
NA describes addiction as affecting people in these three parts of their lives: physical, mental, and ____.
What is spiritual?
This term describes avoiding all use of addictive substances or behaviors.
What is abstinence?
This 1998 film by the Coen Brothers features “The Dude,” a bowler who gets caught up in a kidnapping plot.
What is The Big Lebowski?
This legendary rock guitarist, known for songs like “Purple Haze,” died in 1970 at age 27 from drug-related causes.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
This large marine mammal, known for its intelligence and playful nature, sleeps with one eye open.
What is a dolphin?
This classic novel by George Orwell features animals who overthrow their human farmer, only to end up under the rule of a pig named Napoleon.
What is Animal Farm?
The only requirement for NA membership is this desire.
What is the desire to stop using?
Peer support helps reduce shame because people share similar struggles. This therapeutic concept means accepting oneself with kindness rather than harsh criticism.
What is self-compassion?
This famous director created Jurassic Park, E.T., and Jaws.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
During the teenage years, this part of the brain that helps with decision-making and impulse control is still developing.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This flightless bird from Africa can run at speeds up to 45 miles per hour, making it the fastest bird on land.
What is the ostrich?
This is the only planet in our solar system that rotates on its side, with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees.
What is Uranus?
Founded in this year, NA was created to offer a recovery fellowship specifically for drug addiction.
What is 1953?
This is the final stage of the “Stages of Change” model, where maintaining new behaviors becomes part of everyday life.
What is maintenance?
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this superhero is also known as "The First Avenger."
Who is Captain America?
Addiction can lead to this term describing problems in work, school, and relationships.
What are social consequences? (or “social problems”)
These marine mammals, sometimes called “sea cows,” graze on seagrass in warm coastal waters.
What are manatees?
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States by purchasing this vast territory from France.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This guiding document, often read at meetings, outlines the group’s core principles rather than strict rules.
What are The Twelve Traditions?
This powerful emotion, sometimes linked to past hurts or trauma, is one of the most common emotional triggers for relapse.
What is anger?
This 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film, based on a novel by Mario Puzo, is often ranked among the greatest films ever made.
What is The Godfather?
Besides drugs and alcohol, people can also develop addictions to these types of activities, like gaming or gambling.
What are behaviors? (or “behavioral addictions”)
This spiny marine animal uses hundreds of tiny tube feet to slowly move along the ocean floor.
What is a sea urchin?
This giant stone monument in England is a mystery because no one knows exactly why it was built.
What is Stonehenge?
Members of 12-step groups often introduce themselves this way before sharing.
What is “Hi, my name is ___, and I’m an alcoholic/addict.”