This neurotransmitter, crucial in addiction, is often called the "feel-good" chemical due to its role in reward and pleasure.
What is dopamine?
TRIPLE PLAY
These are the types of triggers.
People, Places, and Things
This condition is characterized by uncontrollable thoughts and repetitive behaviors, often leading to distress and interfering with daily functioning.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
This coping strategy involves redirecting your attention to something positive or enjoyable, like watching a movie or going for a walk.
What is distraction?
This famous TV show sparks controversy in the media, while giving an inside look into the lives of addicts and the push towards rehabilitation.
What is Intervention?
This rapper has spoken and rapped extensively about his struggle with prescription drug addiction. After nearly dying from an overdose, he got clean and has been sober since 2008. He’s used his music, like in Recovery, to share his journey and offer hope to others battling addiction.
Who is Eminem?
his phenomenon occurs when an individual addicted to one substance is more likely to develop an addiction to another.
What is cross-addiction?
This small token, often given at 12-step meetings, symbolizes milestones in recovery, such as 30 days, 60 days, or one year of sobriety.
What is a recovery chip?
This anxiety disorder is marked by irrational fears of situations, objects, or activities, and can be treated through exposure therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
What is a phobia?
This DBT skill, used to manage overwhelming emotions, focuses on accepting reality as it is—without judgment or trying to change it in the moment.
What is radical acceptance?
This television show on AMC shows the dark side of crystal meth, and features a character called Walter White.
What is Breaking Bad?
As one of the most talented and emotionally open rappers of his generation, he frequently rapped about anxiety, heartbreak, and self-medication. He struggled with opioid addiction and unfortunately in 2019, he died from an accidental overdose.
Who is JuiceWRLD?
This hallucinogen, derived from a cactus, has been used for centuries in spiritual and religious ceremonies.
What is mescaline?
This term describes when a person in recovery experiences a return to substance use but quickly corrects course without falling into a full relapse.
What is a lapse?
This psychiatric condition, often triggered by a traumatic event, causes individuals to believe they are reliving the experience.
What is PTSD ?
This long-term coping strategy includes actions like exercising regularly, sleeping well, and eating healthy to reduce stress over time.
What is self-care?
This animated TV series features a character, a washed-up actor struggles with substance abuse and mental health issues.
What is BoJack Horseman?
This Oscar-winning actor, known for roles in Joker, Gladiator, and Her, has been open about his experiences growing up around substance use.
Who is Joaquin Phoenix?
This controversial brain surgery, once used as a treatment for severe addiction, involves severing connections in the prefrontal cortex.
What is a lobotomy?
This lesser-used type of addiction recovery does not involve abstinence but focuses on reducing harm and improving quality of life.
What is harm reduction?
This disorder, characterized by compulsive hair-pulling, is part of the obsessive-compulsive spectrum.
What is trichotillomania?
This cognitive coping skill involves challenging negative thoughts and replacing them with more balanced or positive ones—like turning “I’ll never get this right” into “I’m learning and improving.”
What is cognitive reframing?
In this 2009 film, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro explore the consequences of addiction and the use of a mysterious drug that enhances cognitive abilities.
What is Limitless?
DAILY DOUBLE
Lindsey Lohan was frequently in the media spotlight due to her substance abuse struggles before entering rehab. Name two of her movies.
What is Mean Girls, Freaky Friday, The Parent Trap, Life-Size?
This toxic industrial solvent, sometimes inhaled for its euphoric effects, is one of the most dangerous inhalants, causing sudden sniffing death syndrome.
What is toluene? (will except: Paint Thinner)
This therapeutic approach emphasizes building healthy coping mechanisms and is often used to help individuals prevent relapse by improving emotional regulation.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
This severe dissociative disorder, often linked to childhood trauma, involves the presence of two or more distinct personality states.
Dissociative Identity Disorder, commonly know as Split Personality Disorder
This grounding technique, often used to manage anxiety, involves naming 5 things you can see, 4 you can touch, 3 you can hear, 2 you can smell, and 1 you can taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
This 1991 film, starring Robin Williams, depicts a psychologist helping a troubled young man (Matt Damon) with issues of trust, trauma, and emotional healing.
What is Good Will Hunting?
This hit 2015 biopic starring Taron Egerton chronicles the rise and fall of this British rock legend, who struggled with addiction throughout his career.
Who is Elton John?