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100

P.A.W.S.

WHat is Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome?

100

The two men are the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous

Who is Bill and Bob?

100

What drug was originally used medically as an anesthetic and is now often abused recreationally?

Ketamine

100

What part of the brain is heavily involved in impulse control and decision-making and is often impaired in addiction?

The prefrontal cortex

100

    • Nearly died from a prescription pill overdose in 2007.
    • Became sober in 2008.
    • Has openly talked about recovery, meetings, and rebuilding his life.

  • Interesting Fact:
    He has said he used exercise heavily in early recovery to help manage cravings and

Eminem

200

M.A.T.

What is medication assisted treatment?

200
Step Three says: 

"Made a decision to turn our will and live over to the care of God as We understood Him" 

200

IN the 1930's this drug was used medically as a nasal decongestant

Methamphetamine

200

Chronic substance use overstimulates what brain “reward” chemical?

Dopamine

200

This actor who often plays the "MEAN BAD
 GUY has been sober since 1969

Who is Danny Trejo

300

H.A.L.T.

WHat is Hungry Angry Lonely And Tired


300

What kind of lines......

Spiritual lines...

300
  • These withdrawal symptoms are common when withdawing from ________________
  • Mood swings   Depression or low mood  
  • Trouble sleeping   Fatigue
  • Headaches Feeling “on edge”  Frustration or anger

Nicotine

300

What term describes needing more of a substance to achieve the same effect?

Tolerance

300

This guy died of an overdose while taking a S***

Elvis Presley

400

K.I.S.S.

What is Keep it Simple Silly

400

What are the 3 essentials? 

Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness

400

in 1898, the German pharmaceutical company Bayer began marketing this drug for coughs and pain relief

Heroin

400

What is the medical term for severe alcohol withdrawal involving confusion, hallucinations, and autonomic instability?

Delirium Tremens (DTs)

400
  • Began using substances extremely young as a child star.
  • Went to rehab as a teenager.
  • Later became a successful actress, producer, and talk show host

Drew Barrymore

500

R.E.L.A.T.I.O.N.S.H.I.P.

What is:

Really exciting Love Affair  Turns  Into Outrageous NIghtmare.. Sobriety  Hangs  In Perel

500

According to the Big Book Insanity is....

 What is "Lack of Proportion, of the abiltiy to think straight? 

500

WHat is the most Widely used Psychactive Drug in the WORLD?

CAFFIENE
500

What neurotransmitter is primarily affected by alcohol and benzodiazepines?

GABA

500

This guy was smoking Crack and caught himself on fire? 

Richard Prior

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