Addiction
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery.
What is a coping skill?
There are ___% more irritants and carcinogens in marijuana smoke than tobacco
A- 50
B-70
C-45
B- 70
A movie about a hard-drinking New York journalist who takes her reputation as the life and soul of the party too far when she knocks over her sister's wedding cake and crashes the bridal limousine. When a court orders her into rehab for a month, she initially refuses, but eventually she begins to take her substance abuse seriously.
28 Days
_____ can be added to heroin to increase potency. This drug is primarily manufactured in Mexico.
What is Fentanyl
When combined with alcohol, there is a greater risk of overdose and sudden death than either drug alone.
What is cocaine?
This metallic man has been in recovery since 2003. He was introduced to drugs by his famous father and spent time in jail. He saw a resurgence in his popularity since entering recovery and staring in a series of hit movies.
Robert Downey Jr.
What is the 3rd stage of change?
Preparation
Symptoms you experience several weeks or months after you have finished detoxing that are related to the body healing from substance use
PAWS
This is the area of the brain where our survival instinct is at play.
Limbic system
This famous British singer, songwriter, and pianist recently had a biopic made of his life. He was knighted by the Queen of England and is one of the best selling musical artists of all time. He went through recovery, built AA/NA meetings into his tour schedule, and has also sponsored other celebrities such as Eminem.
Elton John
Name 3 diseases or illnesses that can result from drug use
Hepatitis
Heart disease
Obesity
Mental health
HIV
Cancer
Stroke
After just one use, this drug can be seen in the brain and in toxicology screens for three to six weeks.
What is Marijuana?
Which route of drug administration has the quickest onset of action?
inhalation (smoking)
According to the 2019 NSDUH study, _______ million people ages 12 and order had Alcohol Use Disorder.
A- 12.5
B- 14.5
C- 17
B- 14.5
A biopic of a famous country music legend and his rise to fame in Tennessee. While on tour, he meets the love of his life, singer June Carter. However, things take a turn when he becomes involved in drugs and his marriage to first wife, Vivian, begins to fall apart. June eventually helps him recover from his addiction and he proposes to her in front of a live audience.
Walk the Line
There are now more than 13,000 people in this population who are struggling with addiction.
What age is this fact referring to?
newborn babies
This term refers to an emerging family of drugs containing one or more synthetic chemicals related to an amphetamine-like stimulant found naturally in the Khat plant. Some users experience paranoia, agitation, and hallucinations; some even display psychotic and violent behavior, and deaths have been reported in several instances.
What is "bath salts"? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
This is a virtual addiction Social Network with the purpose helping people with Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, Prescription Drug Addiction, Pain Killer Addiction and more.
What is intherooms.com?
Which substance affects the part of the brain that regulates breathing and heart rate which causes sleepiness, unconsciousness or death.
Alcohol
This famous actor is known for his character named after a weapon. He served jail time and became a boxing champion in San Quentin, after which he completed a 12-step program and has been sober for over 4 decades. He was first discovered as an actor while attending an AA meeting! Now he is a successful restaurateur and appeared as the Racoon in the Masked Singer show.
Danny Trejo
This is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.
What is Tobacco?