Celebrity Recovery
This talk show host admitted on her show in 1995 that she had been addicted to crack cocaine
When mixed with alcohol, this drug creates an abnormally rapid heart rate and amplified impairment of cognitive, psychomotor, and driving performance.
What is Cannabis? (Marijuana) (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Improve your ______ and exercise daily
What is diet
This party drug has been linked to nausea, involuntary jaw clenching, and muscle cramping
What is Ecstacy
Each year in the United States, nearly 85,000 people die from this legal drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
What is alcohol? (Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism).
Black Eyed Peas singer, Fergie, has been sober for over ten years - what was her drug of choice?
Crystal meth
When combined with alcohol, there is a greater risk of overdose and sudden death than either drug alone.
What is cocaine? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Have a ______ ______ plan in place
What is relapse prevention
Short term effects of this drug are hyperthermia, rapid heartbeat, decreased appetite, and sometimes violent behavior
What is Methamphetamines
This recovery network was established in the 1940s and started in California. It asserts that its therapeutic value for aiding people in recovery is that the program is based on people helping people.
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
This American author of horror, scifi, and suspense novels once battled alcohol abuse but has been sober for decades
This drug slows both heart rate and respiration, which can be fatal when mixed with alcohol.
What are Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics as well as opiates? (Heroin, oxycontin, percocet, morphine, Xanax, Librium, Valium, Benadryl, Ambien) (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Get treatment for any ____ _____ disorder you may have that could have lead to your addiction in the first place
What is co-occurring/mental health
This substance causes difficulty walking, slurred speech, lapse in memory, and impulsive behavior
What is Alcohol
After just one use, this drug can be seen in the brain and in toxicology screens for three to six weeks.
What is Marijuana?
On one of his benders, this actor stumbled across the street from his house to a neighbors home and passed out in their child's bed?
Robert Downey Jr.
When combined with alcohol, these drugs may cause impulsive violent behavior, but more research is needed.
What are Anabolic Steroids? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
This important person will help you navigate the program and will serve as your go to person in times of crisis.
What is a Sponsor
Short term effects of this drug can cause slowed heart rate, slow respiration, confusion, and light sensitivity
What is heroin
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 founding father was addicted to a mixture of alcohol and opium which was used to treat many different ailments in the 18th century
Ben Franklin
When mixed with alcohol, this drug creates an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular effects, and may result in dangerously low blood pressure.
What is an inhalant? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Practice healthy ______ ______ to overcome cravings and triggers
What are coping skills
This substance in high doses can cause an increase in blood pressure and heart rate and cause the heart to actually beat harder
What is caffeine
This drug as an approved anesthetic in humans and was discontinued in 1965 because patients often became agitated, delusional, and irrational while recovering from its anesthetic effects.
What is PCP?