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Aprimary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations.
What is addiction?
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Gambler's Anonymous are all examples of programs with this type of format that can support you in recovery.
What are 12 Step Fellowships?
To politely yet firmly stand up for yourself when facing a trigger or difficult situation.
What is assertiveness?
This person is meant to guide you through the program. You are expected to attain one while in the early stages of treatment.
Who is a sponsor?
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
What is the Serenity Prayer?
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction.
What is dopamine?
Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
What is step two?
This 12-step fellowship was established in the 1940s and started in California.
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
The first stage of treatment.
What is detox?
Feelings, experiences, people, places, and things that you associate with your drinking or drug use.
What are triggers?
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, and healthy recreational activities to participate in.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
What is step five?
__________ is feeling bad about what you have done and __________ is feeling bad about who you are.
What is guilt and shame?
A document in which problems are identified, and objectives and strategies are developed to address those problems.
What is a treatment plan?
A desire or dream you try to achieve in a certain amount of time, no matter the costs.
What is a goal?
____________ is the fastest addicting chemical.
What is nicotine?
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
What is step six?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This drug was an approved anesthetic in humans until it was discontinued in 1965 because patients often became agitated, delusional, and irrational while recovering from its anesthetic effects.
What is PCP?
For the best chance of staying sober, what is the MINIMUM length of time a person should stay in treatment? (this includes all levels of care)
What is 90 days?
Our brain learns by ________ and _________.
What is repetition and reward
This chemical is a hormone and neurotransmitter within the brain that plays a role in regulating moods and emotions.
What is Serotonin?
The year that the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous was first published.
What is 1939?
This is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.
What is tobacco use?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Three qualities you must possess in order for treatment to be effective.
What is honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness?
The process by which the addicted brain invents excuses that allow the person in recovery to edge close enough to relapse situations that accidents can happen.
What is justification?