AA
At the end of a meeting the group usually recites this:
The SERENITY PRAYER
SMART RECOVERY STANDS FOR
Self Management and Recovery Training
REFUGE RECOVERY WAS FOUNDED BY
Noah Levine
AA is a CULT
FALSE
Sponsors recommend not dating for this amount of time if new in recovery?
ONE YEAR
WHAT WAS BILL W's BIRTH PLACE?
EAST DORSET, VERMONT
HOW MANY POINTS ARE THERE IN SMART?
4
WHAT SPIRITUAL ORIENTATION IS REFUGE DERIVED FROM?
BUDDHISM
AA IS A HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM - ITS OK TO DRINK ONCE YOU GET A HANDLE ON IT
FALSE - ABSTINENCE
This is the most important part of having a sponsor:
HONESTY
HOW MANY CHAPTERS ARE IN THE BIG BOOK?
ELEVEN
WHAT IS THE THIRD POINT IN SMART?
MANAGING THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND BEHAVIORS
HOW MANY "TRUTHS" ARE THERE IN REFUGE RECOVERY?
FOUR
REFUGE RECOVERY IS ONLY FOR BUDDHISTS
FALSE - ANYONE FROM ANY FAITH CAN BENEFIT
WHY DO PEOPLE RECOMMEND SPONSORS STAY WITH SAME GENDER?
TO DISCOURAGE RELATIONSHIPS AND CONFUSION
HOW MANY STEPS WERE THERE BEFORE BILL W WROTE THE 12 STEPS?
SIX
HOW LONG ARE SMART MEETINGS?
50 MINUTES
WHAT IS THE FIRST "TRUTH" IN REFUGE RECOVERY?
THE CAUSE OF ADDICTION IS REPETITIVE CRAVING
SMART RECOVERY WAS CREATED IN 1981 BY ACTOR TATUM CHANNING
FALSE
THE BEST WAY TO GET A SPONSOR IS THIS:
GO TO MEETINGS
WHAT IS THE CARDINAL RULE OF AA MEETINGS?
REASON AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
REFUGE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE "THE ________
PATH TO RECOVERY"
EIGHTFOLD
TRUE
AN IMPORTANT TRAIT TO LOOK FOR IN A SPONSOR IS:
SOBER TIME