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This individual meets diagnostic criteria for a substance use disorder specifically involving ethanol, marked by tolerance, withdrawal, and continued use despite negative consequences.
What is an alcoholic?
(Also accept: What is a person with alcohol use disorder?)
Correct Answer 400
If Stolen 800
In 2023, approximately what percentage of the U.S. population aged 12 or older met the criteria for a past-year heroin use disorder?
According to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 0.2% of the US population aged 12 or older had a heroin use disorder in the past year. This represents around 580,000–620,000 individuals
Closest wins 1000 (Range .00-.07%)
The phrases “Recovery, Unity, and Service” and “Self, Society, Service, and God” are guiding principles commonly associated with these two 12-step fellowships.
Only the person who picked can answer with no help from their team
What are the symbols of AA and NA?
Correct answer 1000
Incorrect answer 500 to the other team
What is a dog’s permanent tooth count?
R/W
42
Right answer 1000
Wrong answer 500 to the other team
This foundational action in recovery requires an individual to acknowledge loss of control over alcohol and the resulting unmanageability of their life before any lasting change can occur.
Only the person who picked can answer with no help from their team.
What is admitting powerlessness?
(Also accept: What is Step One? What is acceptance? What is acknowledging unmanageability?)
Correct answer 600
Incorrect answer 200 to the other team
In 2024, Maryland reported approximately how many fatal drug-related overdoses, according to preliminary state overdose data?
According to preliminary data released by Maryland's Governor's office in February 2025, there were 1,553 fatal overdoses reported in Maryland in 2024.
Closest wins 1000 (Range 1000 - 2200)
This phenomenon occurs when an individual replaces one addiction with another behavior often socially acceptable without addressing the underlying root causes.
What is cross-addiction?
(Also accept: What is addiction substitution? What is addiction transfer? What is replacement addiction?)
Correct answer 600
If stolen 1000
What is the average distance between the moon and the Earth in miles?
R/W
238,000 (Range 200,000 - 250,000)
Right answer 1000
Wrong answer 600 to the other team
This acute, life-threatening medical emergency occurs when excessive ethanol consumption suppresses the central nervous system to the point of respiratory depression, loss of consciousness, and possible death.
What is alcohol poisoning?
(Also accept: What is acute alcohol intoxication? What is ethanol toxicity?)
Correct answer 900
If stolen 1200 to the other team
This judicially supervised alternative to incarceration routes eligible individuals charged with nonviolent drug offenses into structured treatment and accountability programs in lieu of traditional prosecution.
What is Drug Court?
Correct answer 900
If stolen 1500 to the other team
This relapse dynamic happens when growing confidence quietly turns into overconfidence, reducing accountability while increasing risk exposure.
What is complacency?
(Also accept: What is overconfidence? What is entitlement thinking? What is spiritual drift?)
Correct answer 900
If stolen 1500 to the other team
Which country is thought to have the most highway miles in the world?
R/W
China
Right Answer 1500
Wrong answer 900 to the other team
These two broad determinants, one biological and one environmental are widely recognized as the primary contributors to the development of alcohol use disorder.
Genetics and environmental factors, which often interact to create vulnerability. Genetic factors can be inherited and influence how a person responds to alcohol and their predisposition to addiction. Environmental factors include life experiences, such as childhood trauma, stress, and social influences like peer pressure and the availability of alcohol.
Correct answer 800
If stolen 1600 to the other team
Name three substances classified as hallucinogens that can cause severe psychological effects, including paranoia, panic attacks, and persistent perceptual disturbances.
What are LSD, psilocybin, and PCP?
(Also accept: What are LSD, mushrooms, and PCP? What are mescaline, LSD, and psilocybin? What are MDMA, LSD, and PCP? What are peyote, DMT, and psilocybin?)
Correct answer 800
If stolen 1600 to the other team
Identifying and changing dysfunctional thinking, behavior, and emotional responses.
What is cognitive therapy?
Correct answer 800
If stolen 1600
In what year did The Lion King premiere?
R/W
What is 1994?
Right Answer 2000
Wrong Answer 1600 to the other team
How many people die from excessive drinking each year in the United States.
In the United States, approximately 178,000 people die each year from excessive alcohol use. These deaths result from both long-term, chronic alcohol consumption and drinking too much on a single occasion. Excessive alcohol use is a leading preventable cause of death in the U.S.
Closest wins 1500 (Range 160,000 - 183,000)
This illegal stimulant drug is still legally used in hospitals as a local anesthetic during certain eye, ear, nose, and throat surgeries.
Cocaine. It is a highly regulated Schedule II controlled substance in the United States, meaning it has a high potential for abuse but also an accepted medical purpose.(Also accept: What is medical cocaine? What is cocaine hydrochloride?)
Correct answer 1500
If stolen 2000
This internal contradiction describes the state in which a person simultaneously wants relief from consequences while still desiring the effects of the substance.
What is ambivalence?
(Also accept: What is divided will? What is double-mindedness? What is being of two minds? What is internal conflict?)
Correct answer 2000
If stolen 2500
What is the capital of South Africa? (Executive capital)
R/W
What is Pretoria?
Right Answer 2000
Wrong Answer 1500 to the other team