Recovery
The support group for friends and families of individuals with alcoholism
Al-anon
The most commonly abused substance in the United States
Alcohol
This Aerosmith musician entered recovery after a near-fatal overdose and later became an advocate for harm reduction.
Steven Tyler
This neurotransmitter is primarily affected in addiction (feel-good hormone)
dopamine
What can you catch but not throw?
cold/flu
What month is National Recovery Month
Alcohol is classified as this type of drug.
Depressant
This actor, famous for roles in movies like "Iron Man" and "Sherlock Holmes," openly discussed his journey through addiction recovery. Who is he?
Robert Downey Jr.
This term describes how the brain needs more of a chemical to feel the same effects as before
tolerance
What was the first Pixar movie?
Toy Story
This stage of change is where one is working to prevent relapse and sustain the new behavior for at least six months.
Maintenance stage
Stimulants, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, and other substances when taken for longer periods can induce a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoid delusions called
Psychosis
Before becoming a successful talk show host, this media personality battled addiction and has since been an advocate for recovery.
Oprah Winfrey
The area of the brain responsible for judgment and decision-making. Not fully developed until around age 25
prefrontal cortex
This continent is the only one without an active volcano
Australia
What does SMART recovery stand for?
Self-Management and Recovery Training
What behavioral intervention claims that thoughts cause emotions which then causes behaviors?
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Joe Walsh wrote "One Day at a Time" about his recovery years after splitting with what band?
The Eagles
The brain is a communications center consisting of billions of these, passing messages back and forth among different structures within the brain
synapses/neurons
A group of this animal is called a flamboyance
flamingos
The estimated number of people world-wide who participate in AA.
over 2 million
The average number of Americans who suffer from substance use disorders
About 48 million
This Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics player’s relapse highlighted the link between injury, opioids, and addiction.
Chris Herren
This system of the brain (reward/habit) releases large amounts of dopamine, creating intense pleasure and reinforcing the drug-taking behavior, turning it into a habit.
basal ganglia
The only word in the English language with three sets of consecutive double letters is
bookkeeper (bookkeeping)