Recovery
A return to addictive behavior after a period of abstinence or successful recovery.
What is Relapse?
The oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes (even dating back to biblical times
What is Alcohol?
A major symptom when a cocaine abuser enters withdrawal.
What is Anxiety?
Behaviors characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite consequences, and a need for an increased amount of the substance, as time goes on, to achieve the same effect
What is addiction?
This actor/comedian who lived in the bay area struggled with addiction and substance abuse. He committed suicide in 2014.
Who is Robin Williams?
The process of overcoming addiction, achieving and maintaining abstinence, and improving overall well-being and quality of life.
What is Recovery?
Class of drugs used medicinally for thousands of years to relieve physical pain. Nowadays it is often abused to relieve emotional pain.
What are Opiates/Opioids?
The younger people use substances, the less chance they have at becoming addicted. True or false?
False. The younger one begins using the more chance they have at becoming addicted.
The need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. In other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
What is tolerance?
This author, who wrote books such as Carrie and The Green Mile struggled with alcohol and prescription drug addiction for years.
Who is Stephen King?
DAILY DOUBLE
You may have gone backwards a little bit but did not completely relapse
What is a Slip/Lapse/Setback?
DAILY DOUBLE
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 ?
DAILY DOUBLE
They say relapse doesn't suddenly happen out of nowhere. It is not an event but is often much more gradual
What is a process?
A neurotransmitter in the brain that is triggered by substances and causes a repeat in behaviors?
What is dopamine
This actress who is most well known for playing Princess Leia has spoken out about having bipolar disorder and is in recovery from cocaine and prescription drug abuse.
Who is Carrie Fisher?
A major symptom when a cocaine abuser enters withdrawal.
What is Anxiety?
DAILY DOUBLE
Within 5 minutes of taking this substance, users may experience increased blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, and dilated pupils. The full effects of this will be felt within 5 to 15 minutes, and the effects typically last between 30 and 45 minutes. A person may experience double vision, auditory and visual hallucinations, or even feel as though they have left their body. Sounds, colors, objects, and time can seem distorted while under the influence
What is DMT?
Every bad choice we make can mean we have to face these later. Addiction can cause people to foolishly ignore these repeatedly.
What are consequences?
Using another hobby, substance, or activity to replace or substitute feelings/results that you used to get from using
What is cross addiction?
This music artist had a hit pop song come out a few years before her death called 'Rehab'
Who is Amy Winehouse?
The major organ that is directly effected the most by drug use.
What is the brain?
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 a psychosis?
This country has the highest rate of addiction in the world
What is Iran?
Negative, incorrect beliefs, stereotypes, and labels are another name for this
What is Stigma?
Disney star who was popular for his basketball-player-turned-singer character Troy Bolton in the High School Musical series who quietly checked himself into rehab in 2013
Who is Zac Efron?