12 Steps
Recovery in general
Withdrawal
Startling Stats
Education
100
Step One helps us to see that we are
What powerless
100
these people/places/things/emotions that causes cravings
What are triggers
100
withdrawal from this substance can cause agitation, fever, hallucinations, seizures, and severe confusion.
What is alcohol
100
each year in the U.S. nearly 85000 people die from this leagl drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
What is alcohol
100
Uncontrollable craving for the drug -Loss of control -Use despite negative consequences - chronic, biological brain disease -Psychological dependence -Physical dependence
What is addiction
200
This step calls for a fearless and searching moral inventory
What is step 4
200
___ is feeling bad about what you have done
What is guilt (*shame is when you feel bad about who you are*)
200
withdrawal from this substance can cause anxiety, muscle aches, increased tearing, insomnia, runny nose, sweating, and yawning.
What is an opiate
200
Leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S.
What is tobacco
200
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities to participate in.
What is a relapse prevention plan
300
The Promises in AA's Big Book is written in the context of completing this step
What is step 9
300
this is the process by which the addicted brain invents excuses that allow the person in recovery to edge close enough to relapse situations that accidents can happen
What is justification
300
Withdrawal from this drug can cause restless behavior, depressed mood, fatigue, increased appetite, vivid, and unpleasant dreams and slowing of daily activity.
What is cocaine
300
2017 shifted the #1 leading cause of death for people under 50 to this
What is drug overdose (*Increased 36% since 2015, taking the top spot away from heart disease *)
300
___________ is the fastest addicting drug
What is nicotine
400
The St. Francis Prayer is associated with this step (IE : Lord make me an instrument of your peace Where there is hatred let me sow love Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith Where there is despair, hope Where there is darkness, light And where there is sadness, joy, etc.)
What is step 11
400
This one thing puts you on the path to recovery
What is making the decision to stop using.
400
withdrawal from this substance can cause headaches, fatigue, anxiety, irritability,depressed mood, and difficulty concentrating.
What is caffeine
400
there are now more than 13,000 people in this population who are struggling with addiction.
who are new born babies.
400
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is Dopamine
500
A good way to remember to use step three is to notice when you are going N.U.T.S. which stands for this
What is Not Using Third Step
500
these are the 3 ways in which you recover
What is mentally, physically and spiritually
500
Withdrawal from this substance can cause headaches, nausea, constipation, or diarrhea, falling heart rate and blood pressure, fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and anxiety.
What is nicotine
500
Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is costly to the U.S. exacting this amount annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity, and healthcare.
What is $600 Billion
500
The most commonly abused drug across the nation
What is marijuana