Misc
What does CBT stand for?
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
A group for men and women who have a desire to stop using drugs or alcohol. Ex. NA, AA, CA….etc
What are 12 Step Fellowships?
Who are the LAC's of Many Rivers?
Who are Sammie Jo, Jeff, Ashley, Brandy
Mental Health and Addiction cannot be treated at the same time. True or False
True
As of 2025, What substance costs the United States $249B annually?
What is Alcohol?
The lifestyle criminal believes that he is entitled to violate the laws of society and the rights of others by way of an expressed attitude of ownership (“it’s mine”), privilege (“I’m above the law”), or by labeling wants as needs (“I needed a new car, expensive clothing, a trip to Las Vegas, etc.”).
What is Entitlement?
What is Alcohol Considered to Be?
What is a depressant?
An alternative recovery group to AA/NA?
What is SMART Recovery, Recovery Dharma, Celebrate Recovery, Wellbriety, Talking Circles
True or False
Sobriety and Recovery are the same thing.
False
What Mental Health Condition is the most associated with Addiction?
What is Depression?
Who progresses more quickly from first use to addiction? Men or Women
Women
Like most people, the lifestyle criminal has an interest in being viewed as a “nice guy”. However, this creates a serious dilemma, given the level of interpersonally intrusive activity they have engaged in. Consequently, they may perform various “good deeds” with the intent of cultivating a “Heck-of-a-guy” or “Robin Hood” image.
What is Sentimentality?
What is The Largent Building?
For those who prefer a more religious support group. Similar to 12-step groups in that participants work through a set of steps. However, it includes principles of Christianity and ties Bible verses into the 12-step literature.
What is Celebrate Recovery?
What does Brandy say is the leading cause of Relapse?
What is Complacency?
The term "dual diagnosis" refers to the coexistence of which conditions?
What is a mental health disorder and a substance abuse disorder?
Lifestyle criminals have difficulty maintaining focus over time because of being easily influenced by events and situations occurring around them. As a result, they have difficulty following through on initially good intentions
What is Discontinuity?
Neurotransmitter is most directly linked to the brains reward pathway in Addiction?
What is Dopamine?
Support group that doesn’t include any aspects of spirituality or religion. Teach coping skills to help participants address four main points: Build and maintain motivation, Cope with urges, Manage thoughts, feeling and behaviors, and Live a balanced life.
What is SMART Recovery?
What is something Brandy says about change?
If nothing changes, nothing changes.
Approximately how many people are considered to have a dual diagnosis?
What is 9.5 million people?
Which Ethnic group in the US has the lowest rate of Substance Use Disorders?
Asian Americans - 8%
*American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations (over 27%), along with multiracial individuals (~25%), consistently show the highest rates.*
As lazy in thought as in behavior, lifestyle criminals take short-cuts which inevitably lead to failure, low self-evaluation, and poor critical reasoning skills.
What is Cognitive Indolence?
Deeply held beliefs that influence how we interpret our experiences.
What are core beliefs?
Meetings for family or friends of those struggling with alcohol or drug abuse.
What is Al-Anon?
What are two value Brandy talks about consistently?
What are accountability and integrity?
According to the NIDA (National Institute of Drug Abuse), what is the relapse rate of Substance use disorders?
What is between 40 to 60%?
As of 2025, what is the average age of Inhalant Use in the United States?
What is 13?
Alcohol14.5 years, Marijuana16 years, Prescription Misuse16 years, Cocaine18 years, Heroin20 years
Lifestyle criminals seek to play down the seriousness of past criminal conduct and current interpersonal conflicts by blaming problems on external circumstances, making excuses for their behavior, pointing out unfairness in the world, or de-valuing their victims.
What is Mollification?