Just Another Statistic
It is estimated that this percent of people in need of substance abuse feel they do not have a problem with alcohol/drugs
What is 95%
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?
Many people in early recovery have a tendency to continue this thought pattern that in turn can enable the person to continue to use alcohol and drugs
What is Justify Substance Use
Some high risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get to tired, lonely, hungry or angry. This acronym helps people remember these situations
What is HALT
General rule of thumb is that a person in early recovery must have this much time of uninterrupted sobriety in order to sponsor someone else
What is two years
Statistically speaking this holiday provides the highest rate of drunk driving accidents and arrests
What is Thanksgiving
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
When a person enters a detox treatment program, they usually receive medical clearance after this many days
What is 5-7 days
One of the most common, and effective, coping skills a person in early recovery can possess is a string of behaviors classified as "a sequence of actions regularly followed"
What is a Routine
The first symptom a person experiences as a sign that they are developing a substance use disorder
What is increased tolerance
It is estimated that this many people due each year as a direct result of substance abuse
What is 88,000
Which step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past?
What is step four
People in early recovery can still display characteristics of this clinical condition where an individual will not acknowledge their substance use as problematic in spite of overwhelming evidence
What is denial
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
This is the only requirement for an individual to meet in order to be a member of Alcoholics or Narcotics Anonymous
What is possess the desire to stay sober
According to AA, a person is this percentage more likely to achieve long term sobriety if they obtain and meet regularly with a sponsor
What is 66%
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
Following a detox, a person in early recovery will continue to experience symptoms of emotional/psychological withdrawal known by this acronym
What is PAWS
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
This term refers to a mode of thinking where a person will empower themselves to achieve a goal via review of past instances of personal accomplishment
What is Self- Efficacy
Individuals in early recovery must make honesty a priority and avoid doing this behavior in early recovery where a person will withhold certain information to avoid being dishonest
What is Omission
It is estimated that approximately this percent of parents talk to their children about the dangers associated with substance abuse
What is 33%
Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship are? (hint, think of H.O.W.)
What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness.
Re-occurring behaviors associated with past substance use that could put an individual at risk to return to active substance use.
What are Relapse Warning Signs
For a person to truly learn from errors of past behaviors they must first process this emotion that is triggered when a person violates a perceived moral guideline
What is Guilt
Most recovery programs encourage people to avoid initiating these types of courtships in early recovery
What are Intimate Relationships