LADC Exam Study Guide best complete solutions
2025/2026
/. Step 1 - Answer-We admitted we were powerless over alcohol- that our lives had
become unmanageable
/.Step 2 - Answer-Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us
to sanity
/.Step 3 - Answer-Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God
as we understood him
/.Step 4 - Answer-Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
/.Step 5 - Answer-Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact
nature of our wrongs
/.Step 6 - Answer-Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of
characters
/.Step 7 - Answer-Humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings
/.Step 8 - Answer-Made a list of all the persons we had harmed, and became willing to
make amends to them all
/.Step 9 - Answer-Made a direct amends to such people wherever possible, except
when to do so would injure them or others
/.Step 10 - Answer-Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong,
promptly admitted it
/.Step 11 - Answer-Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious
contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us
and the power to carry that out
/.Step 12 - Answer-Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we
tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs
/.Tradition 1 - Answer-Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery
depends upon AA unity
/.Tradition 2 - Answer-For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority- a loving
God as He may express Himself in our group conscience our leaders are but trusted
servants, they do not govern
,/.Tradition 3 - Answer-The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop
drinking
/.Tradition 4 - Answer-Each group should be autonomous expect in matters affecting
other groups or AA as a whole
/.Tradition 5 - Answer-Each group has but one primary purpose, to carry its message to
the alcoholic who still suffers
/.Tradition 6 - Answer-An AA group never endorse, finance or lend the AA name to any
related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige
divert us from our primary purpose
/.Tradition 7 - Answer-Every AA group ought to be fully self supporting, declining outside
contributions
/.Tradition 8 - Answer-AA should remain forever non professional, but our service
centers may employ special workers
/.Tradition 9 - Answer-AA as such ought never be organized but we may create service
boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve
/.Tradition 10 - Answer-AA has no opinion on outside issues, hence the AA name ought
never be drawn into public controversy
/.Tradition 11 - Answer-Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than
promotion, we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio,
and films
/.Tradition 12 - Answer-Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions ever
reminding us to place principles, before personalities
/.Definition of a Psychoactive Drug - Answer-Any substance that directly alters normal
functioning of the central nervous system
/.Uppers - Answer-Stimulants of the CNS
-cocaine, amphetamines, amphetamine cogeners (Ritalin), plan stimulants (khat, betel
nuts, ephedra, yohimbe), lookalike stimulants, caffeine, nicotine
/.Mental/Emotional Effects of Uppers - Answer-More confident, outgoing, eager to
perform & excited
Rush, anxiety, rapid speech, aggressiveness
extreme anxiety, paranoia, anhedonia, mental confusion, mimic psychosis
/.Physical Effects of Uppers - Answer-Stimulation of the CNS
,Energized muscles, increased heart rate, increased BP, insomnia, decreased appetite
Deplete body's energy chemicals and exhaust user- heart, blood vessels, and seizure
problems can occur
cancer, heart disease, emphysema
/.Downers - Answer-CNS Depressants
Opiates/Opioids: opium, morphine, codeine, heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone,
methadone, hydromorphine
Sedative Hypnotics: Benzo's, alprazolam, diazepam, clonazepam, ambien, barbituates
Alcohol: beer, wine, liquor
Others: antihistamine, muscle relaxers, lookalike sedatives, bromides
/.Physical Effects of Downers - Answer-CNS Depressant
Slows heart rate, respiration, relaxes muscles, decreases coordination, induces sleeps,
dulls senses, diminishes pain, constipation, nausea, pinpoint pupils, slurred speech,
digestive problems, respiratory depression and coma
Sexual dysfunction and tissues dependence
/.Mental/Emotional Effects of Downers - Answer-Lower inhibitions- induce free bx
relaxing/dulling the mind
diminish anxiety, controlling neurosis
induce euphoria- sense of well being
cause physical and psychic dependence
/.All Arounders (Psychedelics) - Answer-substances that distort perceptions and induce
illusions, delusions or hallucinations- 5 classifications
1. Ergots/Indoles: LSD, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Ayanausea, DMT
2. Phenylalkylamines: Peyote, MDM, MDA, 2CB, Ibogaine
3. Anticholinergics: belladonna, datura, jimson weed
4. Cannabinoids: marijuana, hashish
5. Others: Ketamine, PCP, nutmeg, amanita mushrooms
/.Physical Effects of All Arounders - Answer-nausea, dizziness,
Marijuana: increase appetite, bloodshot eyes
LSD: Raises BP, sweating
MDMA/LSD: act like stimulants
PCP/Ketamine: act as anesthetics- physical effects not as dominant as the mental
effects
/.Mental/Emotional effects of all arounders - Answer-distort sensory msgs to and from
the brain stem, the sensory switchboard for the mind, so that many external stimuli,
particularly visual, touch and auditory ones: intensity or altered illusions
hallucinations, delusions
/.Inhalants - Answer-deliriants
gaseous or liquid substances that are inhaled and absorbed through the lungs
, lungs: organic solvents (glue, gas metallic paint, gas additives, volatile nitrites, hexly
nitrite, anesthetics (laughing gas)
/.Physical effects of Inhalants - Answer-CNS depressant
dizziness, slurred speech, unsteady gait, drowsiness, lower BP, faint, lose balance,
drowsiness, stupor, coma, asphyxiation
organic solvents: toxic to cells in lungs, brain, liver, kidney tissues and blood
/.Mental/Emotional Effects of Inhalants - Answer-Impulsiveness, excitement, mental
confusion, irritability
delirium and some hallucinations
/.Anabolic Steroids and other sports drugs - Answer-Anabolic-androgenic steroids are
most common performance enhancing drugs
others include stimulants, HGH, HCG, herbal/nutritional supplements, and some
therapeutic drugs
/.Physical effects of anabolic steroids - Answer-increased muscle mass and strength
prolonged use can cause acne, high BP, shrunken testes and masculinization in women
/.mental emotional effects of anabolic steroids - Answer-cause stimulant like high,
increased confidence, and increased aggression
prolonged large dose use can be accompanied by outbursts of anger known as "roid
rage"
/.Psychiatric Medications - Answer-used to rebalance irregular brain chemistry that
caused mental problems, drug addiction and other compulsive disorders
most common: antidepressants and antianxiety-including pain disorder drugs
/.physical effects of psychiatric medications - Answer-wide variety of effects- particularly
one heart, blood, skeletal muscle systems but mental/emotional effects are most
important
side effects, adverse reactions and toxic effects are especially severe with antipsychotic
drugs called "neuroleptic drugs"
/.mental/emotional effects of psychiatric medications - Answer-manipulate brain
chemicals (serotonin) that elevate mood
manipulate dopamine to control schizophrenic mood swings and hallucinations
antianxiety drugs manipulate brain chemicals such as GABA to inhibit anxiety producing
thoughts
/.compulsive behaviors - Answer-eating disorders, compulsive gambling, sexual
compulsion, internet addiction, compulsive shopping, codependency
affect same areas of the brain impacted by compulsive use of psychoactive drugs
2025/2026
/. Step 1 - Answer-We admitted we were powerless over alcohol- that our lives had
become unmanageable
/.Step 2 - Answer-Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us
to sanity
/.Step 3 - Answer-Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God
as we understood him
/.Step 4 - Answer-Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
/.Step 5 - Answer-Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact
nature of our wrongs
/.Step 6 - Answer-Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of
characters
/.Step 7 - Answer-Humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings
/.Step 8 - Answer-Made a list of all the persons we had harmed, and became willing to
make amends to them all
/.Step 9 - Answer-Made a direct amends to such people wherever possible, except
when to do so would injure them or others
/.Step 10 - Answer-Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong,
promptly admitted it
/.Step 11 - Answer-Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious
contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us
and the power to carry that out
/.Step 12 - Answer-Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we
tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs
/.Tradition 1 - Answer-Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery
depends upon AA unity
/.Tradition 2 - Answer-For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority- a loving
God as He may express Himself in our group conscience our leaders are but trusted
servants, they do not govern
,/.Tradition 3 - Answer-The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop
drinking
/.Tradition 4 - Answer-Each group should be autonomous expect in matters affecting
other groups or AA as a whole
/.Tradition 5 - Answer-Each group has but one primary purpose, to carry its message to
the alcoholic who still suffers
/.Tradition 6 - Answer-An AA group never endorse, finance or lend the AA name to any
related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige
divert us from our primary purpose
/.Tradition 7 - Answer-Every AA group ought to be fully self supporting, declining outside
contributions
/.Tradition 8 - Answer-AA should remain forever non professional, but our service
centers may employ special workers
/.Tradition 9 - Answer-AA as such ought never be organized but we may create service
boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve
/.Tradition 10 - Answer-AA has no opinion on outside issues, hence the AA name ought
never be drawn into public controversy
/.Tradition 11 - Answer-Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than
promotion, we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio,
and films
/.Tradition 12 - Answer-Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions ever
reminding us to place principles, before personalities
/.Definition of a Psychoactive Drug - Answer-Any substance that directly alters normal
functioning of the central nervous system
/.Uppers - Answer-Stimulants of the CNS
-cocaine, amphetamines, amphetamine cogeners (Ritalin), plan stimulants (khat, betel
nuts, ephedra, yohimbe), lookalike stimulants, caffeine, nicotine
/.Mental/Emotional Effects of Uppers - Answer-More confident, outgoing, eager to
perform & excited
Rush, anxiety, rapid speech, aggressiveness
extreme anxiety, paranoia, anhedonia, mental confusion, mimic psychosis
/.Physical Effects of Uppers - Answer-Stimulation of the CNS
,Energized muscles, increased heart rate, increased BP, insomnia, decreased appetite
Deplete body's energy chemicals and exhaust user- heart, blood vessels, and seizure
problems can occur
cancer, heart disease, emphysema
/.Downers - Answer-CNS Depressants
Opiates/Opioids: opium, morphine, codeine, heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone,
methadone, hydromorphine
Sedative Hypnotics: Benzo's, alprazolam, diazepam, clonazepam, ambien, barbituates
Alcohol: beer, wine, liquor
Others: antihistamine, muscle relaxers, lookalike sedatives, bromides
/.Physical Effects of Downers - Answer-CNS Depressant
Slows heart rate, respiration, relaxes muscles, decreases coordination, induces sleeps,
dulls senses, diminishes pain, constipation, nausea, pinpoint pupils, slurred speech,
digestive problems, respiratory depression and coma
Sexual dysfunction and tissues dependence
/.Mental/Emotional Effects of Downers - Answer-Lower inhibitions- induce free bx
relaxing/dulling the mind
diminish anxiety, controlling neurosis
induce euphoria- sense of well being
cause physical and psychic dependence
/.All Arounders (Psychedelics) - Answer-substances that distort perceptions and induce
illusions, delusions or hallucinations- 5 classifications
1. Ergots/Indoles: LSD, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Ayanausea, DMT
2. Phenylalkylamines: Peyote, MDM, MDA, 2CB, Ibogaine
3. Anticholinergics: belladonna, datura, jimson weed
4. Cannabinoids: marijuana, hashish
5. Others: Ketamine, PCP, nutmeg, amanita mushrooms
/.Physical Effects of All Arounders - Answer-nausea, dizziness,
Marijuana: increase appetite, bloodshot eyes
LSD: Raises BP, sweating
MDMA/LSD: act like stimulants
PCP/Ketamine: act as anesthetics- physical effects not as dominant as the mental
effects
/.Mental/Emotional effects of all arounders - Answer-distort sensory msgs to and from
the brain stem, the sensory switchboard for the mind, so that many external stimuli,
particularly visual, touch and auditory ones: intensity or altered illusions
hallucinations, delusions
/.Inhalants - Answer-deliriants
gaseous or liquid substances that are inhaled and absorbed through the lungs
, lungs: organic solvents (glue, gas metallic paint, gas additives, volatile nitrites, hexly
nitrite, anesthetics (laughing gas)
/.Physical effects of Inhalants - Answer-CNS depressant
dizziness, slurred speech, unsteady gait, drowsiness, lower BP, faint, lose balance,
drowsiness, stupor, coma, asphyxiation
organic solvents: toxic to cells in lungs, brain, liver, kidney tissues and blood
/.Mental/Emotional Effects of Inhalants - Answer-Impulsiveness, excitement, mental
confusion, irritability
delirium and some hallucinations
/.Anabolic Steroids and other sports drugs - Answer-Anabolic-androgenic steroids are
most common performance enhancing drugs
others include stimulants, HGH, HCG, herbal/nutritional supplements, and some
therapeutic drugs
/.Physical effects of anabolic steroids - Answer-increased muscle mass and strength
prolonged use can cause acne, high BP, shrunken testes and masculinization in women
/.mental emotional effects of anabolic steroids - Answer-cause stimulant like high,
increased confidence, and increased aggression
prolonged large dose use can be accompanied by outbursts of anger known as "roid
rage"
/.Psychiatric Medications - Answer-used to rebalance irregular brain chemistry that
caused mental problems, drug addiction and other compulsive disorders
most common: antidepressants and antianxiety-including pain disorder drugs
/.physical effects of psychiatric medications - Answer-wide variety of effects- particularly
one heart, blood, skeletal muscle systems but mental/emotional effects are most
important
side effects, adverse reactions and toxic effects are especially severe with antipsychotic
drugs called "neuroleptic drugs"
/.mental/emotional effects of psychiatric medications - Answer-manipulate brain
chemicals (serotonin) that elevate mood
manipulate dopamine to control schizophrenic mood swings and hallucinations
antianxiety drugs manipulate brain chemicals such as GABA to inhibit anxiety producing
thoughts
/.compulsive behaviors - Answer-eating disorders, compulsive gambling, sexual
compulsion, internet addiction, compulsive shopping, codependency
affect same areas of the brain impacted by compulsive use of psychoactive drugs
