The Right Steps
What is Step 8?
Make a list of people we have harmed and make amends to them all.
What is a powerful desire for using a substance that usually passes?
Craving
What does BAC stand for?
Blood alcohol content
Keep coming back, __ _____ __ ___ ____ __!
it works if you work it!
Which organ metabolizes 90% of alcohol?
Liver
What is Step 1?
Admit that we are powerless over our addiction and that our lives have become unmanageable.
What is something that often brings up a memory related to drug or alcohol use, which leads the brain to anticipate a reward and causes a craving response? They can be people, places, things, and even feelings.
Trigger
What does LCDC stand for?
Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
What is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?
Insanity
With continued substance abuse, the brain will stop producing this chemical
Dopamine
What is Step 10?
Continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.
What is a return to substance use after a period of abstinence, generally considered a recurrence of symptoms rather than a failure of treatment?
Relapse
What does HALT stand for?
Hungry, angry, lonely, tired
What does KISS mean?
"Keep It Simple, Stupid/Sweetheart"
It's a recovery principle that encourages members to avoid overcomplicating their sobriety, focusing instead on daily, practical steps rather than getting overwhelmed by the entire program all at once.
What is the drug used to reverse an overdose?
Naloxone or Narcan
What is Step 3?
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
What is it called when two people hold a conversation during a meeting that does not involve the rest of the group? This includes interrupting someone while they're sharing or offering unsolicited advice.
Cross-talk
What does MAT stand for?
Medication assisted treatment
______ changes if, ______ changes.
Nothing, nothing
Which hormone is released by the pancreas to regulate blood sugar levels?
Insulin
What is Step 9?
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
What are the Five Stages of Change?
(P.C.P.A.M)
1) Pre-Contemplation: do not see their behavior as a problem or have no intention of changing in the foreseeable future
2) Contemplation: acknowledge a problem and are weighing the pros and cons of changing, but remain highly ambivalent and uncertain about taking action
3) Preparation: advantages of quitting outweigh the disadvantages, and the individual intends to make a change in the immediate future
4) Action: actively making overt modifications to their behavior, lifestyle, and environment
5) Maintenance: successfully maintained the new behavior for more than six months
What does PHP stand for?
Partial Hospitalization Program
It is ______ and not _______.
Progress, perfection
What is a collection of physical and psychological symptoms that occur when an individual significantly reduces or stops taking a substance?
Withdrawal