Celebrities Who Overcame Addiction
She rose to fame as a child star in the movie The Parent Trap. But after appearing in a string of successful shows, including Mean Girls, Lohan began to spiral into an uncontrollable drug and alcohol habit. Eventually, her alcohol and cocaine use landed her in jail and rehab multiple times.
Lindsay Lohan
A reading guide to Narcotics Anonymous that is their main literature
Basic Text
Narcan/Naloxone
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, healthy recreational activities to participate in.
This mammal capable of flying is often associated with Halloween
Bat
This Detroit rap artist overcame a methadone overdose and poly substance abuse. He has an album dedicated to his recovery.
Eminem
An American Christian twelve-step program designed to facilitate recovery from a wide variety of troubling behavior patterns.
Celebrate Recovery
What does PRN mean?
Take as needed
In the _______ stage, clients do not recognize that they have a problem with substance use or they recognize the problem but are not ready to change their substance use behaviors. This is the first stage of recovery.
Precontemplation
They used to be carved out of turnips, potatoes and beets
Jack O Lanterns
This singer opened up about her struggle with an eating disorder and body image issues. She talked openly about her struggles in the Netflix documentary Miss Americana and said it was a difficult but necessary part of her journey.
Taylor Swift
A community of peers that encourages Buddhist-based recovery to addiction
Recovery Dharma/Refuge Recovery
An SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) is a class of medication commonly used to treat depression or anxiety. Name one example of an SSRI.
Lexapro, Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa
Diacetylmorphine was sold an over-the-counter drug from 1898 to 1910 under this trademark name. It was developed chiefly as a morphine substitute for cough suppressants that did not have morphine's addictive side-effects. Morphine at the time was a popular recreational drug, and Bayer (the company that gave us Asprin) wished to find a similar but non-addictive substitute to market.
Heroin
This is the top Halloween candy
Skittles
A well-known actress who’s been in the spotlight since she was 6. She opened up about her struggles with alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine addiction, even penning a memoir as a teenager to recount her experiences. Her cocaine addiction saw her blacklisted in Hollywood at 12 years old.
Drew Barrymore
An alternative to 12 step meetings. It is an international community of peer support groups that help people recover from problematic behaviors, using a self-empowering and evidence informed program.
SMART Recovery
This medication binds to opioid receptors in the brain, effectively blocking the effects of other opioid agents and alcohol. It can be taken in the form of a monthly injection or daily pill.
Vivitrol or Naltrexone
This refers to a collection of symptoms that affect the mind, where there has been some loss of contact with reality. During an episode of this, a person's thoughts and perceptions are disrupted and they may have difficulty recognizing what is real and what is not.
Psychosis
This state produces the most pumpkins
Illinois
He decided to abstain from drugs based on an experience with cocaine laced marijuana detailed in his song "m.A.A.d. city"
Kendrick Lamar
NA was founded in this city
Los Angeles
It is a monthly injection of extended-release buprenorphine taken over the course of three months. It is a form of medication assisted treatment (MAT) to combat opioid addiction.
Sublocade
John William Huffman (1932–2022) was a professor of organic chemistry at Clemson University who first created this substance _______. He stated "It bothers me that people are so stupid as to use this stuff"
K2 or synthetic cannabinoids
The original name for candy corn
Chicken feed