Addiction
Basic Text
The 12 Steps
The Program
Tid Bits
100

Doing the same thing over and expecting different results

What is insanity

100

Doing the right thing for the right reason

What is goodwill

100

We admitted that we are powerless over addiction and our life has become unmanageable

What is the 1st step

100

A person that guides you through the 12 steps and shares their experience, strength, and hope

What is a sponsor

100

Did I lie today, what am I really afraid of, how free do I really want to be?

What is Chris' daily inventory?

200

The internal and external consequences we experience due to our addiction

What is unmanageability 

200

God, self, society, service, goodwill, and freedom

What is the NA symbol

200

We made a decision to turn our will and our life over to the care God as we understood him

What is the 3rd step

200

Jails, institutions, and death

What are the bitter ends

200

Without compassion, it is an attack

What is honesty

300

The repeated behavior of doing the same thing over and over again and not know why

What is compulsion

300

The founder of Narcotics Anonymous

Who is Jimmy K

300

We came to believe in a power greater than ourselves that could restore us to sanity

What is the 2nd step

300

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using

What is the 3rd tradition

300

Comes in stages not ages

What is maturity

400

A fixed idea or emotion that predicts, dictates, one’s life and behavior

What is obsession

400

An addict, any addict, can stop using, lose the desire to use, and find a new way to live

What is the NA message

400

We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it

What is the 10th step

400

Honesty, open mindedness, willingness

What are the three spiritual principles that are indispensable

400

Natural instinctive state based on circumstance

What is emotion

500

A belief that no one understands how you feel, you’re different, and no one could possible get what you’re going through

What is terminal uniqueness

500

The ultimate weapon for recovery

Who is the recovering addict

500

The result of working the 12 steps

What is spiritual awakening

500

The spiritual principle of all our traditions ever reminding us to place principles before personalities

What is anonymity 

500

Belief, often vague or irrational, based on emotional state

What is feeling