12 step programs
True or False
Terminology
Drug Facts
Recovery Skills
100
The first step of of Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous is this.

We admitted we were powerless over our addiction and that our lives have become unmanageable

100

Addiction is a brain disease which can be observed on a brain scan.

What is true

100

Needing more of a drug to achieve the same effect OR a diminished effect when using the same amount is called this.

What is tolerance

100

Cocaine and methamphetamine are members of this class of drugs

What are stimulants

100

This is often a secondary emotion that can be effectively dealt with using the following skill: Identifying, Expressing and Coping. 

What is anger?

Identifying: Owning and accepting your anger and the feelings and emotions behind them. 

Expressing: Assertively letting others know how you feel in a calm and respectful manner

Coping: Examining the root cause of anger and problem solve in a responsible manner.

**Remember you have the right to be angry but how you express it is paramount to your recovery!

200

The primary responsibility of a sponsor is this

What is help me work the 12 steps

200

Addiction is a chronic disease.  Once I have it, I will always have it. 

What is true.

200

This term means addiction always gets worse, never better, over any considerable period of time.

What is progression. 

200

Heroin is a member of this class of drugs

What are opioids

200

Having this means you are not alone in your recovery and have other people and places to turn when things get rough.

What is a recovery support system?

300

The only requirement for 12 step membership is this.

The desire to stop using

300

Withdrawal is the hardest part of recovery.  Once withdrawal is over, recovery always gets easier.  

What is false.

300

The neurotransmitter most often associated with addiction is

What is dopamine

300

Anxiety, shaking, DTs, seizures, and vomiting are most often associated with withdrawal from which substance

What is alcohol

300

The acronym HALT in recovery stands for this

What is: Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired

400

12 step programs are not religious but ARE this.

What is spiritual

400

People with the disease of addiction just lack willpower.  True or false

What is false

400

Replace the missing term: trigger, _____________, craving, use.

What is "thought"

400

body aches, hot/cold sweats, runny nose, fast pulse, and diarrhea are typical withdrawal symptoms for which substance

what is heroin 

400

This skill refers to responding to a thought of using by imagining what the future consequences will be.

What is playing the tape through?

500

Name either of one of the two founders of Alcoholics Anonymous

Who is Bill Wilson or Dr. Bob

500

Addiction is a primary disease.  It is not necessarily caused by something else like trauma or mental health.

What is true.

500

The phenomena of replacing one drug for another is called this

What is cross addiction or drug switching

500

This drug can be both a stimulant and a depressant, depending upon how much I use.

What is alcohol

500

This skill means you are successfully pushing through and effectively dealing with something difficult. 

What is coping?