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Drugs and Alcohol
100
Mount Rushmore, in South Dakota, pays patriotic tribute to four United States presidents. They are...
Who are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln?
100
Excessive alcohol consumption can lead to yellowing of the eyes, skin and other extremities. The condition is known as_________.
What is Jaundice?
100
Acupuncture, a form of alternative medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body, originated in this country thousands of years ago.
What is China?
100
This bat biting, heavy metal madman is now clean and sober.
Who is Ozzy Osborne?
100
Weed that won’t get you high but can help with joint pain, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
What is Cannabidiol or CBD?
200
This is the best-selling candy bar in the U.S. and worldwide.
What is a Snickers?
Snickers has annual global sales of $2 billion.More than 400 million Snickers bars are sold per year.
200
This disease is characterized by scarring of the liver and is often the result of excessive drinking.
What is Cirrhosis?
200
This psychological therapy is practiced at Cliffside, and is based on the concept that negative thoughts, feelings, and actions can be changed to positive ones. This therapy addresses a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems.
What is CBT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
200
From knight to cowboy to joker, he played a lot of great roles on the silver screen before drugs brought a tragic end to his young life.
Who is Heath Ledger?
200
The psychedelic cactus!
What is Peyote?
Peyote has been used in tribal ceremonies by indigenous cultures in North America since 1000 BC.
300
According to Mr. Owl, it takes this many licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Lollipop.
What is "3"?
But actually, a group of engineering students from Purdue University reported that its licking machine, modeled after a human tongue, took an average of 364 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
300
When opioids are taken in large amounts, the individual may stop breathing, resulting from interference with receptors between the brain and heart. This often causes heart rate to slow down or even stop. This is called
__________________.
What is an overdose?
300
Lexapro, Prozac and Zoloft are a few of the anti-depressant and anti-anxiety "psych meds" which increase Serotonin levels in the brain. These medications are referred to as __________.
(hint: the answer is 4 letters!)
What are SSRI's or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors.
300
This movie and TV "tabloid terror" loved the ladies, drugs and alcohol, and apparently blamed his crazy behavior on drinking tiger's blood!
Who is Charlie Sheen?
300
This deadly synthetic opioid is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. It is now the most common drug involved in drug overdose deaths in the United States.
What is Fentanyl?
400
Mediaeval law specified the weight of bread loaves, and any baker who supplied less to a customer would be punished severely. So bakers would include a 13th loaf with each dozen just to be safe. Today we call this _________.
What is a Baker's Dozen?
400
This is the most severe form of alcohol withdrawal and is often manifested by hallucinations, tremors and seizures, potentially leading to cardiac arrest.
What are the DT's or Delirium Tremens?
400
Name 3 of the 5 Stages of Change.
What are Pre-Contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action and Maintenance?
400
He was the "Baywatch Boozer"
Who is David Hasselhoff?
400
Many drug users’ lives have been saved by this opioid reversal drug, which blocks opioid receptors in the brain, eliciting immediate withdrawal.
What is Narcan or Nalaxone?
Naloxone can be given as a nasal spray or it can be injected into the muscle, under the skin, or into the veins.
500
This is President Biden's middle name.
What is Robinette?
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. shares both his first name and his middle name with his father, Joseph Robinette Biden Sr., who passed away in 2002 .
500
Known as the "fight or flight" region of the brain, it is where dopamine is produced and addiction begins. This "pleasure center" in the brain is also responsible for our behavioral and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviors we need for survival: feeding, reproduction and caring for our young.
What is the Limbic System (Amygdala)?
500
At the turn of the 20th century, Bayer Corp., best known today for aspirin, rolled out what it marketed as a “safe, nonaddictive” alternative to morphine. Initially proposed as a pain killer and cough suppressant, it briefly gained a following among doctors who thought it a cure for morphine addiction and alcoholism.This drug is _____________.
What is Heroin?
500
In this movie, a hard-drinking New York journalist knocks over her sister's wedding cake and crashes the bridal limousine. This leads to a court-ordered stay in rehab, where this "dramedy" takes place.
What is 28 Days?
500
This is the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages. It also happens to be an industrial solvent and an additive to automotive gasoline!
What is ethanol?