Basic Facts
The Brain & Addiction
12 Step
Coping Skills
Recovery Mash-Up
100

A treatable, chronic medical disease, involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experience.

Addiction

100

________ is the pleasure chemical that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction.

Dopamine

100

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.

the Serenity Prayer

100

These are behavioral patterns or characteristics that enhance your ability to adapt.

Coping skills

100

Name 3 types of support group meetings.

NA, AA, CA, Refuge Recovery, SMART Recovery, etc.

200

The need to increase  the amount of drug to receive the same effect.

Tolerance

200

Addiction impacts the _______ system in the brain.  

Reward

200

A man or woman who has been through the 12-steps and guides others through the steps.

Sponsor

200

Writing one of these lists can shift your perspective from negative to positive and improve quality of life.

Gratitude List

200

For the best chance of staying sober, what is the MINIMUM length of time a person should stay in treatment?

90 days

300

This occurs when an individual has a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder either simultaneously or one after the other.

Co-Occurring Disorder (or dual diagnosis)

300

Misusing substances can cause dopamine to flood the reward pathway, ______ times more than a natural reward.

10

300

Who were the 2 founders of AA?

Bill Wilson & Dr. Bob

300

recognizing 5 senses, deep breathing and meditation are examples of what skill?

Mindfulness techniques 

300

Our brain learns by ________ and _________.

Repetition; Reward

400

This drug only takes 8 seconds to reach the brain. 

Nicotene

400

Research has shown that extended periods of sobriety, lasting at least _______ months, may be required for partial recovery of normal dopamine function.

12

400

Which step states: We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

Step 6

400

Building one of these will ensure you never go through your recovery process alone.

Support network

400

A recovery "toolbox" designed to stop the person from using. It could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, activities, coping skills, etc.

Relapse prevention plan

500

3 factors that play into addiction are... 

genetic, environmental, developmental

500

___________ suggests we are able to change our behaviors throughout our lives by learning new skills and habits.

Neuroplasticity 

500

Three indispensable spiritual principles in the NA 12-step fellowship are?

Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness

500

Taking a bath, enjoying nature, pampering yourself, listening to music are all examples of ________.

Self-care

500

What is the DBT skills that mean similarly to the term, "it is what it is"?

Radical Acceptance