Addiction in Pop Culture
This first lady was the spokesperson for the "Just Say No" campaign to stop drug use in the 80s.
Who is Nancy Reagan?
"Progress not _____."
What is perfection?
____the most commonly used substance of abuse in America.
What is alcohol?
The effects of opioid overdose can be reversed with this medication.
What is Narcan or naloxone?
The 18th Amendment introduced what to the United States.
What is prohibition?
This Star Wars actress wrote several memoirs about or her mental health and addiction issues including the book "Postcards from the Edge."
Who is Carrie Fisher?
"It works if you ________."
What is work it?
This pleasure chemical in our brains plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction.
What is dopamine?
Resumption of opioids after an extended period of abstinence puts you at risk for this.
What is overdose?
This man founded Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935.
Who is Bill W.?
This famous R&B diva uttered the now famous phrase, "Crack is Wack".
Who is Whitney Houston?
"We are only as sick as our ____."
What are secrets?
From the standpoint of total cost and harm to the community, this is considered by experts to be the most dangerous drug.
What is alcohol?
Detoxing from these 2 classes of drugs can be fatal.
What is alcohol and benzodiazepines?
This controversial decades-long governmental campaign began in 1971 under Richard Nixon greatly increasing penalties, enforcement, and incarceration rates for drug offenders across the United States.
What is "The War on Drugs"?
It is rumored that this famous singer sponsored Eminem.
Who is Elton John?
"_____stand up eight."
What is "fall seven times"?
This acronym refers to impairments that can persist for weeks or months after the abstaining from a substance.
What is PAWS (Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome).
These are specialized programs that can reduce recidivism by sentencing defendants to substance use treatment, supportive services, and supervision and monitoring instead of incarceration.
What are drug courts?
In the 1800s, a bitter feud erupted between China and the Western world over this drug.
What is opium?
This Avengers star who famously had a number of legal issues in the 90s due to drug use has famously said "I don't drink these days. I am allergic to alcohol & narcotics. I break out in handcuffs."
Who is Robert Downey Jr.?
"The opposite of addiction is ________."
What is connection?
This is the process by which the brain can repair itself and reallocate resources after being damaged or altered by injuries or substance use.
What is neuroplasticity?
This state has the third-highest mortality rate from overdoses behind bars, after Arkansas and Maryland, according to federal data.
What is California?
This "super drug" was widely used during WWII.
What is methamphetamines?