Famous People In Recovery
She was a child actress who abused drugs and alcohol. She wrote the autobiography called "Little Lost Girl" and starred in the movie "ET"
Drew Barrymore
In 2023, about 27.7 million ________(20%) and 20.7 million ________aged 12 and older (14.3%) in the United States had a past-year substance use disorder.
Men........Women
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
Mindfulness
What does PAWS stand for?
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
This drug is the ONLY drug classified as a stimulant, sedative, and hallucinogen.
Marijuana
This famous actor starred in The Hangover and A Star is Born. His struggled with alcohol abuse progressively worsened during his rise to fame.
Bradley Cooper
Which sex is more likely to use drugs?
Men
(Women are just as prone to addiction as men when they do use them)
Name three medication assisted treatment (MAT) options.
Suboxone, Methadone, Vivitrol, Sublocade, Antabuse, Campral
What is 1 point of the Triangle of Change? (There are three factors that need to be present to make change.)
Insight, Internal Motivation, External Motivation
According to the Discovery Institute, __ in five people who complete addiction treatment will stay sober during their first year in recovery.
One
This "Halloween" actress became addicted to opioids after a routine plastic surgery.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Research suggests that _____ in recovery are more susceptible to cravings and relapse
Women
Name three methods of SUD treatment.
Medication, therapy, group therapy, sober support, meetings, sponsor, spirituality etc
Name one other recovery support group besides AA or NA
SMART Recovery, Refuge Recovery, Dharma Recovery
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, only ___ percent of people with SUD received treatment in 2020.
(If you are within 5%, I will award the points)
6.5% (approx.6-7%)
She is a famous actress and musician, known for her roles on Disney. She entered rehab for the first time at seventeen due substance abuse struggles.
Demi Lovato
Who develops a prescription opioid dependence more quickly? They are also more likely to be prescribed pain relievers and receive higher doses.
Women
Name three signs of addiction.
Using more than you intend to, withdrawal, higher tolerance, decrease activity or less interest in day to day activities, depression, anxiety, craving and triggers, engaging in high risk behaviors.
Things I Must Earn
One of the first areas affected as intoxication develops is the _______ ______–leading to loss of judgment.
Pre-Frontal Cortex (I will also accept Frontal Lobe)
This actress previously struggled with cocaine abuse before getting sober. She was the first black news anchor in Nashville, and known for her popular TV talk show.
Oprah Winfrey
This shared challenge affects all people in recovery, though it often wears a different mask. For men, it may look like stoicism; for women, it may look like shame. It’s one of the greatest unspoken barriers to long-term sobriety.
Stigma
Name 3 risk factors/reasons why/things that lead to someone using or being dependent on substances.
Ex: (Cannot use this one: genetics/family history)
Family history of SUD, abuse, environmental or community issues, stress, mental health and lack of resources for mental health, poverty, rejection from family or other loved ones, academic difficulties, finding it hard to relate to peers, lack of family involvement, peer pressure, accidents or injuries that require being prescribed addictive medications, etc.
These two substances cause the most deaths in the Western World.
(You must have both for full points)
Tobacco and Alcohol
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this state ranks highest in the nation as having more opioid prescriptions, with an alarming 5.8 million prescriptions for opioids in 2015.
Alabama