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Education
12 Step
Consequences
True/False
Recovery Skills
100
-Uncontrollable craving for the drug -Loss of control -Use despite negative consequences - chronic, biological brain disease -Psychological dependence -Physical dependence
What is addiction
100

An alcoholic/addict who has made some progress in the recovery program and shares that experience on a continuous, individual basis with another alcoholic/addict who is attempting to attain or maintain sobriety through AA/NA.

Sponsor

100
1) The user 2) Family 3) Children 4) Co-workers 5) Parents 6) Siblings 7) Friends 8) Community
Who are those affected by substance abuse?
100

Once you get help, you can go back to using and drinking normally.

FALSE

100
1. People 2. Places 3. Things
What are triggers
200
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities to participate in.
What is a relapse prevention plan
200
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
What is the Serenity Prayer
200
1) Lowered inhibitions 2) Decreased control over motor skills 3) Inability to concentrate and focus 4) Addiction 5) Heart attack; stroke 6) Liver failure; cirrhosis 7) Kidney disease 8) Blackouts
What are the consequences of alcoholism
200

Opioid detox has the worst withdrawal symptoms.

FALSE- Benzodiazapines followed by alcohol and then heroin

200
A desire or dream you try to achieve in a certain amount of time, no matter the costs.
What are goals
300
___________ is the fastest addicting drug
What is nicotine
300

Which step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past?

What is step four

300
1. Addiction 2. Respiratory failure 3. Vomiting 4. Death 5. Drowsiness 6. Reduction of pain 7. Diarrhea 8. Very uncomfortable withdrawal
What are effects of pain killers/opiates
300

Methamphetamine is a drug that administered in high concentrations can slow breathing rate and ultimately cause death.

FALSE it's a stimulant, opiates are a nervous system depressant

300
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely or tired. What can help you remember these circumstances?
What is H.A.L.T.
400
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is Dopamine
400

Live and let live, Keep it simple, One day at a time, Let go and let God are examples of what?

What are 12 step slogans

400
The following problems occur because of what? -Increase in violence and aggression -Addiction -Drug-induced psychosis -Increase in Respiratory problems -Increase in cardiovascular problems -Risk for HIV, HEP C and TB -Damage to physical appearance
What is Methamphetamine/cocaine addiction
400

You can't become addicted to a medication that is prescribed by a doctor.

FALSE

400
Our brain learns by ________ and _________.
What is repetition and reward
500
The most commonly abused drug across the nation
What is Marijuana
500

What are the first 3 steps of the 12 steps of AA/NA.

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol/drugs, that our lives had become unmanageable.

2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.

500
Bone marrow damage, liver and kidney damage, blackouts, limb spasms,hearing loss and the loss of brain cells are consequences from abusing what type of drugs?
What are inhalants?
500

Opiates have surpassed alcohol as the deadliest drug class in the U.S.

FALSE- 33,000 opiate related deaths versus 88,000 alcohol related causes

500
5 skills you have learned in treatment to overcome cravings and triggers
(this is a question with many answers. Must answer in form of question still). What is (are) a sponsor, a relapse prevention plan, laughter, service, work, being with family, hobbies etc.