Character Names
Key events
Drugs, drugs, drugs!
Splendid settings
Beyond the text
100

What is the family's last name. Must be correct spelling. 

Sheff

100

Where does his David try to take Nic early in the film?

Rehab

100

How does Nic feel after trying Meth for the first time?

"I felt better than I ever had."

100

Nic spends time at this type of treatment facility to try to recover from his addiction.

Rehab

100

What percentage of addicts relapse within a year of treatment?

85%

200

What are Nic's siblings' names?

Jasper and Daisy

200

When Nic left the facility and did not return, what activity did he go missing from?

Free time

200

Relapse is a part of?

Recovery

200
When he visits this place, it causes him to reflect on his failures which leads to a relapse after a very long time.

Home

200

Name another text that features addiction issues that could be used to relate to Nic and David's journey. 

Many answers accepted.

Eg: The Glass Castle - family members suffering from a loved one's addiction. 

300

What is the mum's name?

Vicki Sheff

300

What news does Nic ring David to share when he is away on a business trip?

He wants to go to college. 

300

How many days was Nic sober for before he relapses? Clue: The longest sober stint seen in the film.

485 days

300

A reoccurring setting in the film, seen during happier times as a child, and now sadder times as an addict.

A diner Nic and David visit together. 
300

What is the psychological term called when a person is caught between a rock and a hard place? David when Karen asks his to stay, but he needs to go and help his son. 

Double bind

400

What is Nic's sponsor's name?

Spencer

400

How many colleges did Nic apply to and got into all of them?

Six

400

What metaphor does Nic use to describe his mental state that he has been treating with drugs, when he is talking at his addiction support group?

"I know now, that I need to find a way to fill this big black hole in me..."

400
Where were David and Nic when "Everything" was invented?

The airport

400

At family support groups, what are the three Cs?

I didn't CAUSE it.
I can't CONTROL it.
I can't CURE it. 

500

What is Nic's girlfriend's name?

Lauren

500

What did Francis die of?

Overdose

500

What does meth do to the brain?

It changes the brain physically.

"Meth changes the brain physically, here we see the loss of dopamine receptors in the meth user’s brain."

500

In what state was the hospital that Nic Sheff was admitted into near the film's conclusion?

New York

500

Who said, "To rescue people from the natural consequences of their behaviour is to render them powerless."

Henry Cloud

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