Coping Skills
This acronym stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired.
What is HALT?
The most famous 4-word recovery mantra about focus on the present.
What is "One day at a time"?
This organ is primarily responsible for detoxifying the body from alcohol.
What is the liver?
This Hulu miniseries explores how a "non-addictive" pain medication changed entire communities.
What is Dopesick?
This Jackass star became known not just for wild stunts, but for publicly commiting to sobriety and speaking about recovery.
Who is Steve-O?
A grounding technique where you name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
"Keep it ______, ______."
What is "Simple, Stupid"?
The "feel-good" chemical in the brain that drugs and alcohol often hijack.
What is Dopamine?
The fellowship of NA gives these out for various lengths of clean time.
What are key-tags?
Who is Robert Downey Jr.?
This 1935-founded fellowship uses a "Big Book" as its primary text.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
"Progress, not __________."
What is Perfection?
These "post-acute" symptoms can include mood swings and brain fog months after stopping use.
What is "Post-Acute-Withdrawal-Syndrome" or "PAWS"?
This prayer, written by Reinhold Niebuhr, is a staple in most 12-step meetings.
What is the Serenity Prayer?
This famous musician and "Rocket Man" singer has been sober since 1990 and famously acted as a "sober companion" to Eminem during his early recovery.
Who is Elton John?
This type of "breathing" involves inhaling for 4 seconds, holding for 4, exhaling for 4, and holding for 4.
What is Box Breathing?
This slogan reminds you that you don't have to fix everything at once: "First things _____."
What is First?
This term describes the brain's ability to rewire and heal itself after addiction.
What is Neuroplasticity?
According to the 7th Tradition, every NA group ought to be fully ____-__________, Declining outside contributions.
What is self-supporting?
This beloved Friends actor, who passed away in 2023, spent the later years of his life as a vocal advocate for recovery, famously saying he wanted to be remembered for helping people more than for his acting.
Who is Mathew Perry?
Stimulating this nerve helps the body exit "Fight or Flight."
What is the Vagus Nerve?
This phrase suggests that if you keep doing what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got.
What is "Insanity" or "Nothing changes if nothing changes"?
The part of the brain responsible for decision-making that is often "taken offline" during active addiction.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
In many areas, this is the name given to a celebratory meeting where a member marks a year (or multiple years) of clean time.
What is a Speaker or Anniversary Meeting?
This former First Lady was open about her struggle with alcohol and pills in the 1970s and later founded a world-famous treatment center in California that bears her name.
Who is Betty Ford?