Addiction Facts
Most common addiction across the nation
As of 2020, 79.5% of Americans abuse alcohol
Sick
Secrets
What does the term H.A.L.T mean?
H= Hungry
A=Angry
L=Lonely
T=Tired
Which artist has albums named "Relapse" and "Recovery"?
Eminem
The capital of Delaware
Dover
A behavioral syndrome characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite adverse social, psychological, and/or physical consequences, and a need for an increased amount of the substance, as time goes on, to achieve the same effect
Addiction
Play the _____ through
Tape
The most common cause of a relapse.
Complacency/Boredom
This Harry Potter actor developed an alcohol use disorder due to the pressure of celebrity but is now sober.
Daniel Ratcliffe
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
The definition of insanity.
Is the fastest addicting drug...
Nicotine
Changing these three things helps in early recovery.
People
Places
Things
A person, place, thing or event that can result in psychological and then physical relapse.
Trigger
This female musician was asked to go to rehab and she said "no, no, no". Thereafter, she died of a drug overdose.
Amy Whinehouse
Who did Madea say she was not scared of in "A Diary of A Mad Black Woman?"
The Po Po (Police)
"I ain't scared of no po po...call the po po hoe."
Substance with a high death rate in the U.S., higher than suicide
Fentanyl
Take things one ____ as a time
Day
They help us manage our emotions related to difficult times to improve emotional health and help us grows as people. Behaviors, attitudes and approaches
Coping Skills
Who said “[Addiction is] like I have a loaded gun in my mouth and I like the taste of metal… I don’t drink these days. I am allergic to alcohol and narcotics. I break out in handcuffs"
Robert Downey Jr.
Famous actor who uses swear words as a form of speech therapy for a studder.
Samuel L. Jackson
True or False.
Out of the 29 million adults with a substance use problem, 72.2% (or 20.9 million) considered themselves to be in recovery or to have recovered from their drug or alcohol use problem. Jun 4, 2024
True
Recovery is Progress not _____.
Perfection
True or False
Relapse prevention starts by saying no just before you are about to use.
False. Saying "no" is the final and most difficult stage to stop, which is why people relapse.
This famous musical couple were heavy into alcohol and cocaine use and reported to have spent 1 million dollars in a day
Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston
An orchestrated attempt by one or many people – usually family and friends – to get someone to seek professional help with an addiction or some kind of traumatic event or crisis, or other serious problem.
Intervention