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How many meeting are required a week, to be allowed a pass to leave the facility?
6
What is the hardest substance to detox from ?
Alcohol
What year did Alcoholics Anonymous start?
1935
Where did Alcoholics Anonymous start?
Akron, Ohio
What year was the basic textbook, Alcoholics Anonymous published?
1939
What is a Leaning experience ?
A tool used negative behaviors that usually include persistent noncompliance with the community expectations.
What is the goal of a Big Brother ?
The goal of the Big Brother is to teach the little brother care and concern as in good families.
What is a closed meeting in A.A.?
A closed meeting is for A.A. members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and have a desire to stop drinking.
The physical or chemical dependency of a substance can also be referred to as _____.
Addiction
If you have an issue who should you speak to first about it ?
Your Big Brother.
What is the 3rd rule to rational thinking?
Are my thoughts helping me achieve my short and long term goals?
Who created the Big Book?
Bill and Bob
What is the primary purpose of alcoholics anonymous ?
Is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
What percentage of the staff at Stella Maris are in recovery?
95%
What is the first cardinal rule that there is Zero tolerance for?
Assault
What are the three types of rules in a therapeutic community?
Cardinal, Major, House
What does Act-as-if stand for ?
Doing something you don't want to do and acting like you do. The idea is it will eventually become part of one's self.
Prior to starting A.A. both co-founders were in contact with what fellowship?
Oxford Group
When have you recovered and are cured of your addiction?
You are never cured and must incorporate the 12 steps into your life on a daily basis.
Upon returning from an 8 hr pass on the weekend, what is the first things that you must do.
Sigh-in in RA's office, have any bags checked, take a urine test.
What are the 4 stages of recovery?
Abstinence, Lifestyle Change, Self-Knowledge, Spirituallity
What are the core values included in right living?
Self-Disclosure, truth, honesty, Personal responsibility for behavior, Social responsibility.
Who started the first A.A. meeting in Cleveland, Ohio?
Clarence S.
IN what year did Stella Maris open it's doors ?
1948
What is Stella Maris's mission?
It is to provide quality chemical dependency treatment and mental health services.