Basic Recovery Questions
What is a powerful desire to use a substance?
Cravings
It ____ if you ____ it.
It works if you work it.
What is the technique often used in recovery to manage cravings by focusing on the present moment?
What is mindfulness or meditation?
She was a child actress who abused drug and alcohol. She wrote the autobiography called "Little Girl Lost"
Drew Barrymore
What is where you use another activity in order to replace or substitute the feelings/results you used to get from using a substance.
Cross Addiction
What is the most regularly used addictive substance in the United States?
Alcohol
Progress not ______
Progress not perfection
What term describes situations, emotions, or events that may lead someone in recovery to return to substance use?
Triggers
This famous actor starred in The Hangover and A Star is Born. His struggled with alcohol abuse progressively worsened during his rise to fame.
Bradley Cooper
What type of behavioral addiction is recognized in the DSM?
Gambling addiction
What organization uses a 12-step program to help individuals overcome addiction?
Alcohol Anonymous
One ___ at a ____.
One day at a time.
What does HALT stand for?
Hungry, angry, lonely, and tired
After a routine plastic surgery this famous actress became addicted to opioids.
Jamie Lee Curtis
What does PAWS stand for?
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome
What is the term for the condition where a person develops tolerance and experiences withdrawal symptoms when they stop using it?
This too _____ ______.
This too shall pass.
How long does it take to break a habit? (Give a range)
Ranges from 18-254 days
She is a famous actress and musician, known for her roles on Disney. She entered rehab for the first time at seventeen due substance abuse struggles.
Demi Lovato
What condition, often associated with heavy alcohol use, results in severe inflammation of the liver?
cirrhosis
What medication is commonly used to help individuals overcome opioid addiction?
Methadone, buprenorphine, suboxone
Take what _____ and _____ the rest.
Take what you like and leave the rest.
What are the five stages of change in recovery?
Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance
This actress previously struggled with cocaine abuse before getting sober. She was the first black news anchor in Nashville, and known for her popular TV talk show.
Oprah Winfrey
This neurotransmitter, often associated with pleasure and reward, plays a central role in addiction
Dopamine