Addictive Behaviors
The skillful handling, controlling, or using of something or someone to get what you want.
manipulation
Each year in the U.S. nearly 85,000 people die from this legal substance.
alcohol
"I can stop any time I want to, __________"
"I just don't want to"
Withdrawal from this substance can cause agitation, fever, hallucinations, seizures and severe confusion
alcohol
On April 8, 1994, this singer songwriter was found dead at his home in Seattle at the age of 27.
Kurt Cobain
Leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S.
tobacco
Belief that a behavior is safe based on word of mouth.
Withdrawal from this substance can cause anxiety, muscle aches, increased tearing, insomnia, runny nose, sweating and yawning.
opiate
This iconic musician is one of the top earning dead celebrities today, still earning over 50 million a year for his music despite dying from complications of prescription drug addiction back in 1977.
Elvis Presley
The feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievement.
complacency
2017 shifted the #1 leading cause of death for people under 50 to this..
drug overdose
Classic excuse for peer pressure.
"everyone is doing it"
Withdrawal from this drug can cause restless behavior, depressed mood, fatigue, increased appetite, vivid and unpleasant dreams and slowing of daily activity
cocaine
This world famous movie star shocked the world in 1962 from a barbiturate overdose which some say was accidental, some say was suicide and others say was murder.
marilyn monroe
Inner dialogue you have with yourself that limits your ability to believe in yourself, think positively, and reach your full potential.
negative self-talk
There are now more than 13,000 people in this population who are struggling with addiction.
new born babies
Acronym for Denial.
Withdrawal from this substance can cause headaches, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depressed mood, and difficulty concentrating.
caffeine
This actor struggled with drug addiction as a young adult and relapsed in 2013 after many years of abstinence. In February 2014, he died of combined drug intoxication. Remembered for his fearlessness in playing reprehensible characters in The Big Lebowski, The Hunger Games, A Most Wanted Man, and many others.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Projecting something to others that is different than what is really going on inside.
wearing a mask
Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is costly to the U.S. exacting this amount annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and healthcare.
$600 billion
Rationalizing negative behaviors based on negative self view, inability to make safe or healthy choices, or feeling they "deserve" what they get
low self-worth
Withdrawal from this substance can cause headaches, nausea, falling heart rate and blood pressure, fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia, irritability, difficulty concentrating and anxiety.
nicotine
This actress died from an accidental barbiturate overdose in London on June 22, 1969, less than two weeks after her 47th birthday. Her exceptional talents and vulnerabilities had made her one of the most enduringly popular Hollywood icons of the 20th century, and her funeral in New York City drew some 22,000 mourners.
Judy Garland