mental health
We experience these in our MIND, HEART and GUT and it is important to learn how to MANAGE our reaction to them.
What are feelings or emotions?
A primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry is referred to as. ________________________________
What is addiction?
You are supposed to avoid these things: 1. People 2. Places 3. Things
What are triggers?
A group for men and women who have a desire to stop using drugs or alcohol. Ex. NA, AA, CA….etc
What are 12 Step Fellowships?
What did the crocodile swallow in the Peter Pan movie?
What is an alarm clock?
The oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes
What is Alcohol?
2000'S this artist was referred to as the King of Pop, died due complications from prescription drugs in 2009
Who is Michael Jackson?
Physically addictive substance used daily can bring these uncomfortable physical symptoms
What is Withdrawal?
Where were the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights stored during World War II?
It is important to learn to manage this uncomfortable mental experience that can occur when we WORRY or STRESS over things
What is anxiety?
If someone is taking Methadone, Suboxone, and Naltrexone what is this treatment referred to as _____
What is Medication Assisted treatment (MAT)?
Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
What is insanity?
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
What is the Serenity Prayer?
What was the first state?
What is Delaware?
Withdrawal from these 2 types of substances can be fatal.
What is alcohol and benzodiazepines?
1990's Singer of one of the most popular grunge bands in the 1990's shot himself in the head in 1994 at the age of 27, addicted to heroin
Who is Kurt Cobain?
This occurs when a person’s physical response to a substance, such as drugs or alcohol, lessens over time. Therefore, achieving the same effects requires higher or more frequent doses
What is Tolerance?
Before embarking on a solo career, Beyoncé was part of what R&B group?
Who is Destiny Child?
Name one of the three neurotransmitters involved with depression
What is norepinephrine, serotonin, and or dopamine?
___________ is the fastest addicting drug
What is nicotine?
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely or tired. What can help you remember these circumstances?
What is H.A.L.T?
Which step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past?
What is step four?
What is the worlds biggest island?
What is Greenland?
Some people may believe that they are not addicted just because they may be obtaining drugs this legal medical way
What are prescription drugs?
(1980’s) John Belushi was a legendary actor and comedian who shocked the world when he overdosed and died from mixing cocaine and heroin in 1982 at the height of his fame.
Who is Saturday Night Live?
Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction is often referred to as
What is Denial?
Which horror author penned the apocalyptic novel "The Stand"?
Who is Stephen King?
It is essential to learn to eliminate this negative emotion which stems from holding on to anger and grudges
What is resentment?
________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is Dopamine?
The opposite of addiction is ___________
It works if you ____
What is work it?
This famous American sitcom featured a Superman reference in every episode?
The vast majority of people who use this legal plant use it as often as 10 or 20 times a day despite knowing it is the number one killer of all addictive substances in the world
What is tobacco?
(1970’s)This iconic musician is one of the top earning dead celebrities today, still earning over 50 million/year for his music despite dying from complications of prescription drug addiction back in 1977
Who is Elvis Presley?
These are signs of which stage of relapse:
bottling up emotions, Anxiety, depression, anger, etc, Isolating, going to meetings but not sharing, focusing on others (focusing on other people’s problems or focusing on how other people affect them); and poor eating and sleeping habits.
What is an emotional relapse?
What Nicholas Sparks book about a young socialite and her long-time crush was made into a movie starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams?
What is The Notebook?
Sometimes addiction can be directly linked to deeply disturbing or distressing experiences that occurred earlier in life all of which is referred to as: _____
What is PTSD or trauma?
Medication used to reverse an opioid overdose.
What is Narcan/Naloxone?
Doing a different activity to take your mind of off a craving to use is called _____________
What is distraction?
Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship are? (hint, think of H.O.W.)
What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness?
With this famous line being, "We were on a break", which cast member was on the of the central characters in a series?
Who is Ross?
Stimulants such as cocaine, speed and methamphetamine, when taken for long periods can induce a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoid delusions called:
What is Psychosis (Or stimulant-induced psychosis)?
(1960’s) This world famous movie star shocked the world in 1962 from a barbiturate overdose which some say was accidental, some say was suicide and others say
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This alternative pathway is the name of the mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s addiction
What is Al-Anon?
How many elements are currently on the periodic table?
What is 118?