Brain
Process by which the body rids itself of a drug.
Detoxification.
This is the serenity prayer.
God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical behavioral therapy
What is Debbie's last name?
Coy-Wheeler
this increases as you continue to drink/use, requiring you to need more of the substance to experience same high
tolerance
The founders of AA
Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith
failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction, is often referred to as
denial
This american author of sci-fi, horror, and suspense novels once battled alcohol abuse but has been sober for decades.
Stephen King
How the brain communicates, sends and receives messages
Neurotransmitters
The three sides of the AA triangle, AA's three legacies.
Unity, Service, and Recovery
Three factors that support recovery and treat the disease.
fellowship, spirituality, therapy
The sixth stage of grief that was recently added.
Meaning making
with continued substance abuse, the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure
dopamine
In Bill's story, who is the old friend who calls and inspires Bill with his sobriety and religion.
What is the feeling you have when you have lost something important.
grief
how many people in tn voted for Kanye West for president?
10,000
The five characteristics of a disease per the American Society of Addiction Medicine
progressive, terminal, symptoms, chronic, genetic
A sign on the room of an AA meeting that has to do with the brain
Think, think, think.
What is the definition of insanity?
Doing the same thing and expecting different results.