Drugs Final: AA

Some AA sayings about relapse:

"Fake it til you make it" "Stay out of slippery places" "Let go and let God" "One day at a time"

Group for families of addicts is called:

Alanon

Step two is:

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

3 prominent features of addiction:

Denial, Isolation, Control

Step twelve is:

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principals in all our affairs.

HALT stands for

Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired

Step four is:

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Some alternate approaches to alcoholism recovery:

Rational Recovery (not 12 step), "white knuckling," exercise and lifestyle, religion

____________ is a part of the process, not a true failure.

Relapse

Step one is:

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol- that our lives had become unmanageable.

The only requirement for membership in AA is

a desire to stop drinking.

Benzos are a BAD idea for

alcoholics

Medications used for alcohol recovery:

antidepressants, new antipsychotics, mood stabilizers

Role of an AA sponsor:

be available, be supportive, be able to confront/see through

Ways in which families perpetuate patterns of addiction:

care taking- fixing problems, hostility- veiled, pattern of denial

Alcohol Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their _____________,__________, and ______________, with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

experience/strength/hope

Familial patterns include:

hero-child, clown, scapegoat, lost child

Ways in which an AA group may differ:

social milieu (the tone of the group), attitude toward "god talk," attitude toward taking medication

The primary purpose of AA is to

stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety.

HALT can

trigger a desire to drink because the addict is not used to listening to their body