Facts
True or False:
GI disturbance, muscle twitches, and flushed face are all signs of caffeine intoxication. True or False:
What is True?
True or False: According to The National Survey on Drug Use, more than 30 million people are affected by SUD and currently employed.
What is True?
"An estimated 46 million Americans aged 18 or older experience substance use disorder (SUD). Nearly two-thirds of this population, 30.1 million, are employed."
True or False?
Those who start drinking before the age of 15 are more likely to develop problems with alcohol abuse than those who start drinking after the age of 21.
What is True?
True or False:
Impaired motor coordination, hunger, anxiety, and a sensation of slowed time are signs of cocaine intoxication.
What is False?
These are the intoxication symptoms of Marijuana.
True or False? Individuals incarcerated with Opioid Use Disorder are at higher risk of overdose following release from prison.
What is True?
Extra Points: What is the primary reason for this? HINT: It begins with a "T".
True or False:
Antabuse is used to treat alcohol dependence and uses negative reinforcement to discourage drinking.
What is False?
It uses "Punishment." People get sick (punished) if they drink.
What percentage of people who try drugs before the age of 13 will develop an addiction within 7 years?
A. 50% B. 70% C. 80%
B. 70%
True or False?
Due to the rise in the opioid epidemic, addiction, substance abuse, and substance use are the least preventable and least cost-effective health problems in the US today.
What is False?
Addiction, substance use, and substance abuse are the largest preventable and most costly health problems in the US.
What legal substance has the highest addiction potential?
What is Alcohol?
True or False:
The U.S. prison system costs an estimated $40 billion annually.
What is False?
The U.S. prison system costs an estimated $80 billion annually
Name 3 key underlining factors that create a risk for developing Substance Use Disorder.
Genetic Predisposition, Family History, Early Usage, Repeated Use of Substances, Early exposure to Trauma, Mental Health Disorders, Lack of Social Support, Culture
What percentage of individuals incarcerated in the U.S. are actively affected by Substance Use Disorder (SUD)?
A. 50% B. 85% C. 65%
B. 85%
What year was Alcoholic's Anonymous founded?
What is 1935?
"Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded in 1935 in Akron, Ohio, by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, with June 10, 1935, marking the date of Dr. Bob’s last drink and considered the official founding date."
What are the benefits of a recovery-friendly workplace?
The benefits of a recovery-friendly workplace include an expanded labor force, increased worker well-being, decreased turnover, improved productivity, and reduced healthcare costs.
Kitsap County was named after the chief of this local Native American tribe?
A. Suquamish B. Muckleshoot C. Port Gamble S'Klallam
What is A. Suquamish Tribe
"Kitsap County is named for Chief Kitsap, who was the chief of the Suquamish Native American tribe. "
The average first use age for cocaine is what?
What is 18?
In 2023, approximately how many Americans died from synthetic opioid (fentanyl) drug overdose?
A. 64,000 B. 72,000 C. 75,000
C. 75,000
Addiction, substance use, and substance abuse are responsible for more than ____ of deaths in the US.
A. 20% B. 30% C. 25%
A. 20%
Name 3 ways an employer can create a supportive work environment for individuals in recovery.
1. Offer second-chance employment opportunities
2. Provide training for all supervisors and employees
3. Develop and share clear supportive workplace policies
A study in Crime & Delinquency finds that if 10% of individuals are sentenced to drug treatment vs. incarceration, it saves the judicial system almost ____.
A. $4.5 Billion B. $7 Billion C. $9 Billion D. $5 Billion
D. $5 Billion
Substance use is highest between what age group?
A. 12-18 B. 18-25 C. 26-34 D. 35-44
What is B. 18-25?
"Substance use is highest among 18–25-year-olds, with 39% reporting drug use, compared to 23.9% among those aged 26 and older "
What is the state with the highest rate of drug overdose deaths?
West Virginia
This chemical is released during positive social interactions?
What is Oxytocin?
"During positive social contact—such as hugging, touching, eye contact, or shared activities—oxytocin levels rise, promoting feelings of trust, closeness, empathy, and cooperation."
Workers in recovery from SUD average ____ less of unscheduled leave per year than other workers.
A. 15% B. 20 C. 5% D. 10%
D. 10%
"The Hole" is a common term for what?
What is Solitary Confinement?