Brains and Neurology
The motivation and reward neurotransmitter
Dopamine
Give a non-substance-related example of harm reduction
Seatbelts, life vests, helmets, condoms, etc
Actions or thoughts used to change your reaction to a stressful event
Coping strategies
This novelist is known for sparkling vampires
Stephenie Meyer
The president who started the War on Drugs
Nixon
Being exposed to this chemical before birth can cause permanent, untreatable brain damage
Ethanol (alcohol)
Tell us one place you can get free Narcan in Denver
Harm Reduction Action Center, any MHBHC location, release from jail, etc
Give an example of a prosocial behavior
helping, sharing, donating, comforting, or cooperating, essentially demonstrating kindness and compassion towards others
The poet who wrote the words: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and it has made all the differnece
Robert Frost
The first formal treatment centers for addiction in the US began in this decade
1850s
The part of the brain most effected by an opiate overdose
Frontal lobe
Tell us one place you can order comprehensive kits to test your drugs
The Bunk Police, Dance Safe, etc
The HALT skill stands for...
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
This novelist and short story writer struggled with alcoholism and was known for his brief, to-the-point writing style
Ernest Hemingway
In this decade, the first treatment for addiction in the US began as 'sobriety circles' in Native American tribes
1750s
The part of your brain responsible for processing emotions and linking emotions to memories
Amydgala
Define 'evidence based practice'
A research-based treatment that has been tested in randomized, controlled trials and has been proven to have effective outcomes
The Japanese practice of walking in nature to alleviate stress
Shinrin-yoku aka Forest Bathing
This satire author served two years in prison sentenced to hard labor after a conviction for gross indecency due to being discovered as gay man
Oscar Wilde
This activist was charged with a murder she did not commit, placed on FBIs most-wanted list, and spent a year in jail before becoming a champion activist for systemic change in the criminal justice system
Angela Davis
The tiny, microscopic space between neurons
Synaptic gap
Name the chemical that is created when you combine and alcohol and cocaine
Cocaethylene
The three types of boundaries
Porous, healthy, and rigid
1984 by George Orwell
The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
This is the birthplace of opium use in the world
Ancient Mesopotamia