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100

What is a powerful desire to use a substance?

Cravings

100

It ____ if you ____ it.

It works if you work it. 

100

What is the technique often used in recovery to manage cravings by focusing on the present moment?

What is mindfulness or meditation?

100

She was a child actress who abused drug and alcohol.  She wrote the autobiography called "Little Girl Lost"

Drew Barrymore

100

What is where you use another activity in order to replace or substitute the feelings/results you used to get from using a substance.

Cross Addiction

200

What is the most regularly used addictive substance in the United States?

Alcohol

200

Progress not ______

Progress not perfection

200

What term describes situations, emotions, or events that may lead someone in recovery to return to substance use?

Triggers

200

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

200

What type of behavioral addiction is recognized in the DSM?

Gambling addiction

300

What organization uses a 12-step program to help individuals overcome addiction?

Alcohol Anonymous

300

One ___ at a ____.

One day at a time. 

300

What does HALT stand for?

Hungry, angry, lonely, and tired

300

After a routine plastic surgery this famous actress became addicted to opioids.

Jamie Lee Curtis

300

What does PAWS stand for?

Post-acute withdrawal syndrome

400

What is the term for the condition where a person develops tolerance and experiences withdrawal symptoms when they stop using it?

Dependence
400

This too _____ ______.

This too shall pass. 

400

How long does it take to break a habit? (Give a range)

Ranges from 18-254 days

400

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

400

What condition, often associated with heavy alcohol use, results in severe inflammation of the liver?

cirrhosis

500

What medication is commonly used to help individuals overcome opioid addiction?

Methadone, buprenorphine, suboxone

500

Take what _____ and _____ the rest.

Take what you like and leave the rest. 

500

What are the five stages of change in recovery?

Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance

500

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

500

This neurotransmitter, often associated with pleasure and reward, plays a central role in addiction

Dopamine

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