AA/NA History
Who were the main 2 creators of the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous
Bill Wilson and Dr.Bob Smith
What 2 neurotransmitters are most affected by substance use? Also referred to as "feel good chemicals."
This common mental health condition is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in activities.
What is depression?
This synthetic opioid is up to 100 times stronger than morphine and has led to a dramatic increase in overdose deaths in recent years.
What is fentanyl?
This is the most commonly suggested type of group for people in recovery.
A 12 step group.
What year was NA started
1953
This organ is especially vulnerable to damage from both alcohol and many prescription medications.
What is the liver?
This term refers to a condition where someone has both a substance use disorder and a mental health diagnosis.
What is a co-occurring disorder (or dual diagnosis)?
Name a substance that would be considered a dissociative?
Ketamine, PCP, DXM, Nitrous oxide, Diphenhide.
HALT is an acronym used in recovery to remind individuals to check in with their basic needs. What does the “H” stand for?
Hungry.
What state/ part of the world was NA created
Califonia, U.S.A, If you said Los Angeles/ SFV also correct.
This term describes when the body becomes dependent on a drug to function “normally.”
What is physical dependence?
This type of therapy focuses on identifying and challenging negative thought patterns and is effective for both depression and anxiety.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
What does SSRI stand for?
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
What is the principle of the first step.
What is honesty or rigorous honesty
In what year was AA started
1935
This term describes the brain’s reduced response to a drug over time, leading to needing more to achieve the same effect.
What is tolerance?
This hormone, often called the “stress hormone,” is released during the fight-or-flight response and can become toxic to the brain in high levels over time.
What is cortisol?
Name 3 of the most commonly used hallucinogens
Shrooms, LSD, Peyote/Mescaline, MDMA, Ayahuasca DMT
What is the name of the support group that uses buddhist principles for recovery?
Dharma or refuge recovery.
Name one of the prominent doctors or psychologists who stamped AA upon its creation Bonus points if you name both
William D. Silkworth, Carl Jung.
This part of the brain, responsible for decision-making and impulse control, is one of the first areas affected by substance use.
What is the prefrontal cortex? Will also accept frontal cortex/ frontal lobe.
Name 2 diagnosable personality disorders that are in the DSM>
Schizoid Personality Disorder, Schizotypal, Paranoid PD, Antiosocial PD, Borderline PD, Narccistic PD, Hystrionic PD, Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive Compulsive PD.
What are the 2 substances that you can die of withdrawals from? Bonus points if you say 3.
Benzos, Alcohol, and Barbiturates.
What aspect of your addiction gets relieved after completing the 12 steps?
The mental obsession