MH & SA
What it is called when you have both a Mental Health illness and addiction of any kind.
What is a co-occurring disorder?
Correct answer 800
If Stolen 1200 to the other team
“Feel-good” chemical imbalanced by addiction.
Only the person who picked can answer with no help from there team
What is dopamine?
Correct answer 600
Incorrect answer 200 to the other team
Additionally, having a ________ puts one at higher risk for developing an addiction.
What is mental illness?
Correct answer 600
If stolen 1000 to the other team
Which two U.S. states do not observe Daylight Saving Time?
R/W
What are Hawaii and Arizona?
Right Answer 1000
Wrong Answer 1200 to the other team
Negative, incorrect beliefs, stereotypes, and labels are another name for this,.
What is Stigma?
Correct answer 1200
If Stolen 1600 to the other team
In early recovery, cravings often peak around this specific time frame after last use, due to brain chemistry readjusting.
What is between 30 and 90 days?
Correct answer 1200
If stolen 2000 to the other team
Recent research shows that long-term healing for co-occurring disorders depends on rebuilding this neurobiological process the brain’s ability to form new, balanced reward and emotional pathways through therapy, connection, and abstinence.
What is adaptive neuroplasticity — the rewiring of neural circuits that restores mood regulation, impulse control, and resilience after chronic stress and substance exposure.
Correct answer 1200
If stolen 2000 to the other team
Approximately what percentage of Americans drink at least one cup of coffee every day?
What is about 65%?
Closest wins 2000
Range (53%-68%)
Why do we want people to stop using non-prescribed drugs and/or alcohol when they have a co-occurring disorder?
It can mask what we are really feeling.
Correct answer 1800
If stolen 2400 to the other team
When a person in recovery encounters a trigger such as a familiar smell, place, or emotional stateand their body reacts as if the substance were actually used (for example, heart racing, sweating, or sudden euphoria), this automatic reaction is known as what type of learned physiological response?
What is a conditioned response (also called a cue-induced physiological response)?
Over time, the brain learns to associate certain cues people, environments, emotions, or sensory experiences with substance use and its effects. Even in the absence of the drug, those cues can activate the same neural pathways that were triggered during active use, releasing dopamine and creating physical sensations or cravings as if the substance were consumed. This is a key feature of classical (Pavlovian) conditioning in addiction, where the body “remembers” and automatically prepares for the drug’s effects.
Correct answer 1800 If Stolen 2400
When someone starts focusing on what others are doing wrong in recovery rather than their own growth, it’s a warning sign of this relapse-related defense mechanism.
What is projection shifting focus or blame outward to avoid personal accountability and uncomfortable self-reflection.
Correct answer 1200
If Stolen 1800 to the other team
Sharks pre-date trees by about how many million years?
What is about 100–150 million years earlier sharks appeared over 400 million years ago, trees around 350 million.
So the closest to 125 million wins 2400 (Range is 100-150 Million)
Coping skills can help with both __________ prevention and mental health symptoms.
What is relapse
Correct answer 2400
If stolen 3200 to the other team
Even after long-term sobriety, unresolved trauma or unhealed relationships from the using period can trigger this relapse related process, where past pain fuels new destructive patterns.
What is the repetition of unresolved emotional consequences (or re-experiencing of trauma through relapse cycles)?
Correct answer 1600
If stolen 2400 to the other team
The belief that a person can maintain sobriety while still hanging around using environments, friends, or habits is an example of this cognitive trap.
What is situational confidence — overestimating one’s control or underestimating risk, a hallmark of relapse thinking.
Correct answer 2400
If stolen 3200 to the other team
Which animal is known to have the strongest bite force of any living creature, capable of crushing over 3,700 pounds per square inch?
R/W
What is a saltwater crocodile?
Right answer 3200
Wrong answer 2400 to the other team
People who are experiencing mental health difficulties sometimes _________ with drugs or alcohol. That is, they turn to substances to help them deal with their mental health difficulties. For example, people who experience anxiety may seek refuge in alcohol. People may also use drugs to elevate their mood or use drugs or alcohol to make them feel mellow and relaxed.
What is self-medication/medicating
Correct answer 2000
If stolen 3000 to the other team
In recovery, when someone faces the emotional fallout of their past actions such as broken trust or lost opportunities this process is known as confronting what type of consequence?
What are natural consequences (the real-life outcomes of choices made during active addiction)?
Correct answer 2000
If stolen 3000 to the other team
In recovery, this simple phrase reminds people to take things one day at a time instead of worrying about the future.
What is “Just for today”?
Correct answer 2000
If stolen 3000
Globally, about what percentage of people aged 15 and older have never used the internet?
What is roughly 33% (one-third of the global population still offline)
Closest wins 4000
Range 26% - 39%