Health Complications of Use
The Steps
Spiritual Principles
Miscellaneous
Coping Skills
100

Withdrawal from this substance may result in irritability, sweats, constipation, nausea, cramping and more.

What are opiates?

100

This step involves admitting powerlessness over our addiction and the unmanageability of our lives.

What is Step 1?

100

This principle involves fairness and straight forwardness of conduct: adherence to the facts. 

What is honesty?

100

This is the HOW or the WHO of recovery; principles you must possess in recovery.

What is Honesty, Open-mindedness and Willingness? or What is Willingness, Honesty, and Open-mindedness?

100

This activity involves staying in the present moment

What is mindfulness?

200

Withdrawal from this substance may result in sweats, tremors, confusion, hallucinosis, delirium tremens, seizure and even death.

What is alcohol?

200

This step involves making a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

What is Step 4?

200

This spiritual principle means not proud or haughty; not arrogant or assertive; a clear and concise understanding of what we are, followed by a sincere desire to become what we can be. 

What is humility?

200

This is the year or date the book Alcoholics Anonymous was published.

When is April 10, 1939?

200

This involves attending recovery meetings, working closely with an advisor, and making behavioral and life changes.

What is working a program?

300

Withdrawal from this substance may result in increased appetite, irritability, headaches and insomnia.

What is nicotine?

300

This step involves carrying the message to others with addiction, and being of service.

What is Step 12?

300

This principle involves unselfish concern that freely accepts another in loyalty and seeks his good to hold dear. 

What is love?

300

This is the year Alcoholics Anonymous was was established.

When is 1935?

300

This activity involves reaching out to a person with whom one confides in and from whom one learns a new solution in order to stay sober.

What is calling one's sponsor?

400

Chronic use of this substance may result in gastroesophageal reflux disease, cirrhosis, hepatitis, and fibrosis of the liver, high blood pressure, sexual dysfunction, irregular heartbeat, chronic kidney disease, decreased kidney function, pancreatitis, and suppressed immune function.

What is alcohol?

400

This step involves humbly asking a higher power to remove our shortcomings.

What is Step 7?

400

This principle involves firmness  of  mind  and  will  in  the  face  of  extreme  difficulty;  mental  or  moral  strength  to withstand fear. 

What is Courage?

400

This is the city in which AA was formed.

Where is Akron, Ohio.

400

This activity involves spending time with a group of like-minded individuals with a common goal of sobriety.

What is fellowshipping?

500

Chronic abuse of this substance may result in dehydration, kidney and liver damage, malnutrition, hypertension, dental complications, heart problems, withdrawal and isolation, depression, paranoia and more.

What is methamphetamine?

500

This step involves making direct amends to people we have harmed wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

What is Step 9?

500

Steadfast despite opposition or adversity; able or willing to bear; to persist in an understanding in spite of counter influences.

What is Patience / Perseverance? 

500
Bill Wilson, founder of AA experimented with this substance in pursuit of his recovery in the 1950s and 60s.

What is LSD? Or, what is Niacin?

500

These activities involve pausing before reacting, taking time to reflect on feelings, examining cognitive distortions, and practicing positive self-talk.

What are emotional regulation techniques? (or list specific emotional regulation skills).