12-Step
What you admit in Step 1
What is powerlessness over alcohol/drugs and that life had become unmanageable?
An intense desire or urge to use a drug.
What is a craving?
This is what develops when the brain becomes less sensitive to a substance and more is needed to get the same effect.
What is tolerance?
The unhealthy desire someone may have in active addiction or early recovery to remove themselves from support systems and the outside world.
What is isolation?
This is the tallest animal in the world.
What is a giraffe?
The person who guides newcomers through the 12 steps and provides accountability.
Who is a sponsor?
This written tool helps individuals identify triggers and make a plan to avoid returning to use.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
This neurotransmitter is most associated with the brain's reward system.
What is dopamine?
These help protect you and your recovery by keeping you away from toxic situations and people.
What are boundaries?
This is the hottest planet in the solar system.
What is Venus?
This is the year of the first AA meeting.
When is 1935?
Engaging in this can help increase emotional regulation and reduce impulsive decisions
What are mindfulness practices?
The part of the brain that processes fear and emotions and can become hyperactive.
This describes when someone replaces their substance with another compulsive behavior.
What is cross-addiction?
This is the name of a baby kangaroo.
What is a Joey?
This document provides guidelines for relationships between the groups, members, the global Fellowship and society at large.
What are the 12 traditions?
This acronym stands for a set of emotional and physical states to watch out for that can trigger relapse.
What is HALT? (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired)
An example of these are suboxone, naltrexone, and antabuse.
What are Medication Assisted Treatment?
This is the term for excessive emotional or psychological reliance on someone else.
What is codependency?
This is the amount of people on the field in a rugby match.
How many are 15 per team?
This is the year of the first NA meeting.
When is 1953?
These are the three stages or steps of a relapse.
What are emotional, mental, and physical relapse?
This is the term for the brain's adjustment period after stopping substances, that can last up to 12 months.
What are Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome/Symptoms?
This term describes the early phase of recovery when things feel amazing - sometimes dangerously so.
What is the pink cloud?
This is the most consumed chocolate bar in the world.
What is the Snickers bar?