Groups
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
This alone is not sufficient to overcome alcoholism or addiction.
What is willpower?
An experienced member who guides newcomers through recovery.
What is a sponsor?
Process by which the body rids itself of a drug...
What is detoxification?
Having 2 or more mental health disorders at the same time...
What is dual diagnosis, comorbidity, or comorbid disorder?
A group that provides support for family members of alcoholics.
What is Al-Anon?
This is viewed as the only viable alternative for the addict or alcoholic.
What is life long abstinence?
A meeting anyone can attend.
What is an open meeting?
Is the fastest addicting drug...
What is Nicotine?
PAWS.
What is Post-Acute Withdrawal Symptom?
This group deals with individuals addicted to different types of illicit drugs.
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
12 step groups believe that alcohol and addiction are considered this.
What is a chronic disease?
This is a group in which a member is comfortable with and where he or she does official group business.
What is a home group?
This drug is still used as a localized, external anesthetic...
What is cocaine?
Used to combat heroin/opiate overdose...
What is Narcan or Naloxone?
A group for friends and family members of individuals with a drug addiction.
What is Nar-Anon?
Abstinence is not enough...the Twelve Steps also help you work on these personal flaws.
What are character defects?
People, Places, Things that cause people to have thoughts associated with substance abuse...
What are external triggers?
A substance invented in the 1800s thought to be a cure for morphine addiction.
What is heroin?
One of the most common and effective coping skills a person in early recovery can develop is, this string of behaviors characterized by "a sequence of actions regularly followed"...
What is a routine?
A group for people working to end patterns of dysfunctional relationships and develop functional and healthy relationships.
What is Co-dependents Anonymous (CoDA)?
To stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
What is the primary purpose of AA?
Sights, Sounds, Textures, Tastes, Smells that cause people to have thoughts associated with substance abuse...
What are sensory triggers?
Since 2003 these substances have resulted in more overdose fatalities than heroin and cocaine combined...
What is Vicodin and Oxycontin?
1st symptom experienced as a sign you're developing a substance use disorder.
What is increased tolerance?