General Stats
Most common addiction across the nation...
What is alcohol?
68% of Americans aged 18 and older used alcohol in the last year.
This organ is most commonly damaged by long-term opiate use.
What is the brain
This is the most common mental health disorder in the United States.
What are anxiety disorders
What is the drug used to reverse an overdose?
What is Naloxone or Narcan
This is the current, official medical manual used by clinicians to formally diagnose mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
What is the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
Who is Justin's favorite baseball team?
Who are God's gift to mankind, The Los Angeles Dodgers.
People in recovery are often told to avoid being too Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired—known by this acronym.
What is H.A.L.T.
This powerful synthetic opioid remains the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 44.
What is fentanyl
Opiates mimic these naturally occurring "feel-good" chemicals that the human brain produces to mask pain and stress.
What are endorphins
These two basic, non-negotiable physical activities—often disrupted by depression—are the first things a therapist will check on to see if you are practicing self-care.
What is eating and sleeping
A person, place, or thing that triggers an intense urge to return to substance use is commonly referred to by this word.
What is a trigger
This neurotransmitter is commonly associated with mood regulation and depression.
What is Serotonin
How many countries has Addison been to?
What is 5
This highly specific type of uncomfortable, intense silence occurs right after a therapist asks the group, "Who wants to share first today?"
What is avoiding eye-conatct
About this percentage of people with addiction also experience a mental health disorder.
What is about 50%
This legal, prescription-only opiate painkiller became widely notorious in the late 1990s and 2000s for sparking the modern American opioid crisis.
What is Oxycontin (Oxycodone)
This coping strategy involves paying attention to the present moment without judgment.
What is mindfulness
What does MAT stand for?
What is Medication assisted treatment
Unlike opioid withdrawal, which is painful but rarely fatal, sudden withdrawal from these two specific substance classes can cause life-threatening seizures.
What are alcohol and benzodiazepines (or "benzos")
Mat is addicted to what OTC medication?
What is Affrin. Seriously dude, stop
This object is the absolute "kryptonite" of client attention spans.
What are cell phones
Federal data reveals that of the millions of adults living with both a mental illness and a substance use disorder, a staggering 58.8% receive this amount of treatment for either condition.
What is Zero
When a person is experiencing an opioid overdose, these parts of their body will often turn a blue, purple, or grayish color due to lack of oxygen.
What are the lips, fingernails, or fingertips
This is often considered one of the strongest predictors of successful mental health recovery.
What is support/community/social connection?
In 12-step programs, this specific step famously asks individuals to make "a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves."
What is step 4
This term refers to the brain's remarkable ability to physically reorganize, heal, and adapt itself over time during sobriety.
What is neuroplasticity
What is Brayden's favorite hockey team?
Who are the Vancouver Canucks
This is the precise number of minutes a client's "quick bathroom break" takes when the group topic shifts to talking about their childhood
What is 20 minutes. (Acceptable answers: Anything that is suspiciously long.)
With continued substance abuse, the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure..
What is Dopamine?
In 1898, the German pharmaceutical company Bayer introduced this drug commercially, marketing it as a "safe and non-addictive" substitute for morphine.
What is heroin
This term refers to recognizing and challenging unhealthy thought patterns.
What is cognitive restructuring/reframing?
The "Stages of Change" model states that a client who is actively thinking about changing their behavior, but hasn't taken action yet, is in this specific stage.
What is Contemplation
This evidence-based trauma therapy uses bilateral stimulation while processing traumatic memories.
What kids show cartoon character was Justin named as in high school?
Who is Spongebob
This healthy habit improves mood, memory, and stress tolerance.
What is sleep