Famous People in Recovery
This superstar English rock songwriter of Rocket Man got sober in 1990
Elton John
If you do what you always do, you'll get what you ____ ____.
What is Always Got
With continued substance abuse, the brain will stop producing this chemical that enables pleasure.
What is Dopamine
It is the fastest addicting drug.
What is Nicotine
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference
What is the Serenity Prayer
He has admitted that he spent most of his early days as an actor impaired by drugs and alcohol and has been arrested for cocaine, alcohol and heroin in the past. He was incarcerated in California because of his substance abuse and has spent time in a state owned rehabilitation center.
Who is Robert Downey Jr
Cultivate an attitude of ____
Gratitude
Our brain learns by repetition and ___
what is reward
Used to combat heroin or opiate overdose
What is Narcan or Naloxone
A person, place, thing, or event that can result in psychological and then physical relapse
What is a trigger
This rapper has been very open about his struggles with drugs and alcohol, especially in his music, and his songs like Otherside and Starting Over have chronicled these struggles.
Who is Macklemore
Progress not _____
What is Perfection
The most commonly consumed psychoactive substance on earth.
What is caffeine
Since 2003 these substances have resulted in more overdose fatalities than heroin and cocaine combined
What is Vicodin and Oxycontin
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable
What is the first step
This American author of horror, scifi, and suspense novels once battled alcohol abuse but has been sober for decades.
Who is Stephen King
It works if you ___
What is Work It
Name three things that help alleviate anxiety naturally
What is:
meditation, yoga, deep breathing, mindfulness, talking to someone, counseling
From the standpoint of total cost and harm to the community, this is considered by experts to be the most dangerous drug.
What is alcohol
HALT stands for
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
This Founding Father was addicted to a mixture of alcohol and opium which was used to treat many different ailments in the 18th century.
Who is Ben Franklin
We are only as sick as our ____
What are Secrets
This is the brain process that is assumed to contribute to depression
What is serotonin reuptake
A substance invented by the Bayer Company in Germany in the late 1800s and thought to be a cure for morphine addiction
What is Heroin
This is the period between 45-120 days of recovery where the brain reduces the production of the feel good transmitter. This period is marked by depression, anxiety, restlessness and irritability.
What is the wall