Recovery
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery.
What is a coping skill?
When mixed with alcohol, this drug creates an abnormally rapid heart rate and slows cognition
What is Cannabis? (Marijuana) (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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Withdrawal from this substance can cause agitation, fever, hallucinations, seizures, and severe confusion.
What is Alcohol?
Each year in the United States, nearly 85,000 people die from this legal drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
What is alcohol
This job has the highest rate of substance use. It is up 14.5%
What is construction
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Gambler's Anonymous are all examples of programs with this type of format that can support you in recovery.
What are 12-Step Fellowships or support groups
When combined with alcohol, there is a greater risk of overdose and sudden death than either drug alone.
What is cocaine? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Withdrawal from this substance can cause anxiety, muscle aches, increased tearing, insomnia, runny nose, sweating, and yawning.
What is an Opiate?
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Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is costly to the United States, this amount annually in cost is related to crime, lost of work productivity and healthcare problems.
What is 600 Billion?
This career path is the 2nd highest in addiction coming in at 12.9%
What is the entertainment industry
One of these prescribed and federally regulated medications can help an opiate addicted individual start recovering from their addiction and gaining his or her life again.
What is Suboxone/Buprenorphine
This drug slows both heart rate and respiration, which can be fatal when mixed with alcohol.
What are Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics as well as opiates? (Heroin, oxycontin, percocet, morphine, Xanax, Librium, Valium, Benadryl, Ambien) (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
This gender is more likely to start using drugs in high school.
What is both male and female genders.
In 2008 this presidential candidate admitted to using pot and cocaine.
Who is Barack Obama
This is a virtual addiction Social Network with the purpose of helping people with Drug Addiction by doing their meetings virtually
What is intherooms.com?
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When combined with alcohol, these drugs may cause impulsive violent behavior
What are Anabolic Steroids? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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There are now more than 13,000 people in this population who are struggling with addiction.
Who are newborn babies?
This 1992 politician admitted to using marijuana and other drugs recreationally.
Who is President Clinton
This is the process of allowing the body to rid itself of a drug while managing the symptoms of withdrawal.
What is detox
When mixed with alcohol, this drug creates an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular effects, and may result in dangerously low blood pressure.
What is an inhalant? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
This is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.
What is Tobacco? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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This deceased musician wife admitted to having a heroin addiction after the death of her husband.
Who is Yoko Ono