12 step programs
We admitted we were powerless over our addiction and that our lives have become unmanageable
Addiction is a brain disease which can be observed on a brain scan.
What is true
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
Cocaine and methamphetamine are members of this class of drugs
What are stimulants
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!
The primary responsibility of a sponsor is this
What is help me work the 12 steps
Addiction is a chronic disease. Once I have it, I will always have it.
What is true.
This term means addiction always gets worse, never better, over any considerable period of time.
What is progression.
Heroin is a member of this class of drugs
What are opioids
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?
The only requirement for 12 step membership is this.
The desire to stop using
Withdrawal is the hardest part of recovery. Once withdrawal is over, recovery always gets easier.
What is false.
The neurotransmitter most often associated with addiction is
What is dopamine
Anxiety, shaking, DTs, seizures, and vomiting are most often associated with withdrawal from which substance
What is alcohol
The acronym HALT in recovery stands for this
What is: Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired
12 step programs are not religious but ARE this.
What is spiritual
People with the disease of addiction just lack willpower. True or false
What is false
Replace the missing term: trigger, _____________, craving, use.
What is "thought"
body aches, hot/cold sweats, runny nose, fast pulse, and diarrhea are typical withdrawal symptoms for which substance
what is heroin
This skill refers to responding to a thought of using by imagining what the future consequences will be.
What is playing the tape through?
Name either of one of the two founders of Alcoholics Anonymous
Who is Bill Wilson or Dr. Bob
Addiction is a primary disease. It is not necessarily caused by something else like trauma or mental health.
What is true.
The phenomena of replacing one drug for another is called this
What is cross addiction or drug switching
This drug can be both a stimulant and a depressant, depending upon how much I use.
What is alcohol
This skill means you are successfully pushing through and effectively dealing with something difficult.
What is coping?