Recovery Basics
The first step in the 12-step recovery program
What is admitting you are powerless over your addiction?
Step-based groups for men and women who have a desire to stop using drugs or alcohol.
What are 12-Step Fellowships?
Known for her powerhouse vocals and song "Rehab", this soul singer was in and out of treatment for years before her passing in 2011
Who is Amy Winehouse?
This term describes someone who has both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition
What is dual diagnosis/ co-occuring disorder?
This term refers to the process of safely removing a substance from the body.
What is detox?
This classic slogan reminds you to stay grounded and focus only on the 24 hours in front of you.
What is “One day at a time”?
This in anything -internal or external- that increases the urge to use
What is a trigger?
What is restless, irritable, discontent?
Meetings for family or friends of those struggling with alcohol or drug abuse.
What is Al-Anon/Nar-Anon?
This Mean Girls actress has been to rehab multiple times but says living in Dubai helped her maintain her sobriety
Who is Lindsay Lohan?
This is when people with mental health symptoms sometimes turn to drugs or alcohol for relief instead of treatment.
What is self-medicating?
This is when, over time, people often need higher amounts of a substance to feel the same effect.
What is tolerance?
This phrase describes somebody recovering from alcoholism who has successfully abstained from drinking for a period of time but still displays the same dysfunctional behaviors they had when they were using.
What is a "Dry drunk”?
This recovery safeguard involves setting clear limits to protect sobriety, even when it feels uncomfortable.
What are boundaries?
This state of mind can trick people into believing they don’t need help, even when their life is falling apart
What is denial?
Step Four asks members to make a searching and fearless one of these.
What is a moral inventory?
This TV and radio host — once one of the most famous shock jocks in the world — has been clean since the ‘80s and talks about it on his satellite show. He was previously a host on America's Got Talent, too.
Who is Howard Stern?
A mental health condition characterized by excessive worry, fear, and nervousness that can interfere with daily life.
What is Anxiety Disorder?
The acronym PAWS stands for this.
What is post-acute withdrawal symptom?
This slogan reminds people to avoid unnecessary drama and keep their focus on personal recovery
What is "Keep your side of the street clean”?
This term refers to a situation that significantly increases the risk of returning to use.
What is a high-risk situation?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The acronym HALT stands for this.
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?
In a 12-step group, this step involves writing down a detailed moral inventory of oneself.
What is the Fourth step?
This Transformers actor has spoken openly about turning to art and rehab after legal troubles and substance use.
Who is Shia LaBeouf?
This disorder involves obsessive thoughts and repetitive behaviors, and people may use substances to quiet their anxiety.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
This is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction.
What is dopamine?
This popular slogan reminds people to stop trying to control everything and trust in a power greater than themselves
What is “Let go and let God”?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
In recovery and mental health treatment, this term refers to patterns of thinking that are biased, unrealistic, or exaggerated and can increase relapse risk.
What are cognitive distortions?
The treatment method that involves minimizing the negative consequences of substance use rather than requiring complete abstinence as a condition for support.
What is harm reduction?
This Academy Award–winning actor, famous for roles in Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society, struggled with alcoholism and cocaine use before relapsing later in life.
Who is Robin Williams?
This is a common therapy to treat various disorders such as anxiety and depression. It looks at the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)/ Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)?
The year NA was founded.
What is 1953?
This phrase is used to describe the point when someone has reached their lowest point in their life.
What is bottom/rock bottom?
This skill involves pausing, thinking through consequences, and choosing a healthier response instead of acting on impulse.
What is "urge surfing" OR "playing the tape through"? (either answer will be accepted)
The month that we celebrate national Recovery Month.
What is September?
NA/AA has traditions that govern the organization. This tradition emphasizes that the group’s primary purpose is to carry the message to the addict who still suffers.
What is tradition five?
This father-daughter pair — the dad a legendary country singer, the daughter a pop icon — both publicly battled addiction. He died sober; she went to rehab.
Who is Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash?
A therapy modality that helps people heal from emotional distress caused by disturbing life experiences by using back-and-forth eye movements or other bilateral stimulation to process memories.
What is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)?
The two stages of withdrawal.
What is acute and post-acute withdrawal?
This phrase encourages individuals to strive for improvement in their recovery journey rather than demanding faultless adherence to the program or an impossible standard of living.
What is "Progress, not perfection"?
This term describes the stage where thoughts, emotions, and attitudes begin to shift before any actual substance use occurs
What is mental/emotional relapse