What makes an addiction?
Physically addictive substances used daily can bring these uncomfortable physical symptoms.
What is withdrawal?
The oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes (even dating back to biblical times).
What is alcohol?
We make dozens if not hundreds of these a day with our mind and one of the best ways to improve our lives is to practice making good ones.
What are decisions/choices?
This is a professional that can help you work through your symptoms of mental health and find better coping skills.
What is a therapist/counselor?
The essential inner drive, focus and desire, that brings about positive change and attainment of goals
What is motivation?
A strong addictive urge that can pull you in a way you may not want to go if you are not careful.
What is a craving?
(2000's) This artist was referred to as the King of Pop, died due tp complications from prescription drugs in 2009.
Who is Michael Jackson?
Topic- Plants: Name the plant that opioids are derived from.
What is opium poppy plant?
It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect which often fuels the desire and need for using larger amounts.
What is tolerance?
Class of drugs used medicinally for thousands of years to relieve physical pain but nowadays often abused to relieve emotional pain.
What are opiates/opioids?
This describes overall the way that we present and express ourselves. If we have a negative one, we should want to change it to grateful and positive.
What is attitude?
We experience these in our mind, heart, and gut and it is important to learn how to manage our reaction to them.
What are feelings/emotions?
The ability to look inside yourself honestly and truthfully.
What is self awareness/insight?
This means you may have went backwards a little bit, but you still didn't completely relapse.
What is a setback?
(1990's) Lead singer of Nirvana, died in 1994, at the age of 27, of a heroin overdose and a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Who is Kurt Cobain?
Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly addiction, is often referred to as this.
What is denial?
(Daily Double) Even though life may be spiraling out of control with dependency clearly increasing, some people may believe that they are not addicted just because they may be obtaining drugs this legal, medical way.
What is a prescription?
This categorizes and includes all that is most important in your life, what you care about the most, and what has the most worth to you.
What are values?
It is importance to learn to manage this uncomfortable mental health experience that can occur when we worry or stress over things.
What is anxiety?
Something just about everyone needs when overcoming a difficult challenge, because it is so difficult to do it alone.
What is support?
This is one of the most common triggers or reasons for using. It is important to find lots of sober activities to keep yourself busy in order to avoid this.
What is boredom?
(2000's) This Australian actor, director, and producer is best known for his role as The Joker. At the age of 28, he died from an accidental overdose.
Who is Heath Ledger?
Every bad choice we make can mean we have to face these later. Addiction can cause people to ignore these repeatedly.
What are consequences?
The vast majority of people who use this legal plant use it as often as 10-20 times per day, despite knowing it is the number one killer of all addictive substances in the world.
What is tobacco?
You can have ups and downs along the way but what matters most is that you keep moving forward. If that is true, then you are steadily making this.
What is progress?
It is essential to learn to eliminate this negative emotion which stems from holding on to anger and grudges.
What are resentments?
Building insight and motivation leads to this powerful experience defined by a strong sense of positive mental stimulation to try to make things better
What is inspiration?
Facing challenges alone can cause increased stress and lead to relapse. In recovery, this person can help you face challenges, work through them, and support you along the way.
What is a sponsor?
(1970's) This king of rock and roll is still one of the top earning dead celebrities today, still earning over 50 million/year for his music, despite dying from complications of prescription addiction in 1977.
Who is Elvis Presley?
When you spend too much, use too much or too often, and life problems are steadily piling up, it is a good sign that you have lost this.
What is control?
What is a psychosis (or simulant induced psychosis)?
This describes a limit that is set, particularly in relationships. Enforcing them is essential to maintaining healthy relationships.
What are boundaries?
Sometimes addiction can be directly linked to deeply disturbing or distressing experiences that occurred earlier in life; all of which is referred to as _____.
What is trauma/PTSD?
If you find and discover this, it can help you define your goals and add meaning and direction in your life.
What is purpose?
(Daily Double) They say relapse doesn't suddenly happen out of nowhere- it's not an event, but a much more gradual ______.
What is process?
(1960's) This world famous female movie star shocked the world in 1962 when she died from a Barbiturate overdose.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?