Substance Abuse
805 Jeopardy
What Are The Effects
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100

 _____ is a type of brain damage that can occur after extended periods of excessive consumption of alcohol. 

wet brain or Alcohol dementia 

Correct answer 1000

If stolen 2000

100

According to addictioncenter.com ____ and ____ are the fastest addictive drugs as of 2026.

nicotine and crack cocaine are identified as the "fastest" addictive drugs based on their rapid onset of action and high transition rates from first use to dependence/

Correct answer gets 500

If stolen 1000

100

Addiction quickly becomes a lifestyle. A person in active addiction spends more and more time searching for drugs/alcohol resulting in what?

Isolation

Correct answer 1000

If stolen 1500

100

Who is frozen in carbonite in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back?

R/W

Han Solo

Right 1000

Wrong 1500 to the other team

200

The use of marijuana before what age may have an impact on brain development? 

25

Closest answer gets 1000 

Range 15-35

200

The most commonly abused drug across the USA as of 2026

Alcohol remains the most commonly used and abused substance in the United States, with over 60% of people over the age 12 reporting recent use.

Correct answer 1000

If stolen 1200

200

Those in active addiction tend to choose their use over their family or friends resulting in what?

Damaged relationships.

Correct answer gets 400

If stolen 800

200

What is the name of Han Solo’s ship?

R/W

The Millennium Falcon

Right 1000

Wrong 1600 to the other team

300

 ______ is the use of FDA-approved medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies to provide a “whole-patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)

Correct answer gets 600

If stolen 1200


300

What is the difference between Compulsion & Addiction 

Compulsion is a narrow term that describes the intense urge to do something, which can sometimes lead to a behavior. Compulsions Are Associated With Relief

Addiction is a broad term that describes how someone becomes dependent on a particular substance or behavior. When people have an addiction, they experience an intense and uncontrollable craving for a substance or activity. Consuming that substance or engaging in that behavior produces rewarding feelings of pleasure. 

correct 600

If stolen 1200

300

Those who are in active addiction tend to do whatever is needed to achieve the high or drugs resulting in what?

Criminal behavior

Correct answer gets 900

If stolen 1500

300

Who kills Jabba the Hutt?

R/W

Princess Leia

Right 1500

Wrong 2100 to the other team

400

Name three signs of opioid overdose.

Only The Team Who Picked Can Answer


  • Loss of consciousness
  • Unresponsive to outside stimulus
  • Awake, but unable to talk
  • Breathing is very slow and shallow, erratic, or has stopped
  • For lighter skinned people, the skin tone turns bluish purple, for darker skinned people, it turns grayish or ashen.
  • Choking sounds, or a snore-like gurgling noise (sometimes called the “death rattle”)
  • Vomiting
  • Body is very limp
  • Face is very pale or clammy
  • Fingernails and lips turn blue or purplish black
  • Pulse (heartbeat) is slow, erratic, or not there at all                                                            Correct answer 1200                                 Incorrect 1200 to the other team
400

Withdrawal from this substance can cause headache, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depressed mood, and difficulty concentrating

What is Caffeine?

correct answer 800

If stolen 1600

400

Anger, humor, diversion, blaming, excuse making, denial, compromising

What are defenses/defense mechanisms?

Correct answer 800

If stolen 1600

400

What species is Chewbacca?

R/W

Wookiee

Right 2000

Wrong 3200 to the other team

500

Name five things that will affect how many drinks it will take an individual to get intoxicated.



  • A person’s body size and composition
  • Overall health
  • What and how much someone recently ate
  • Dehydration
  • Percentage of alcohol content in drinks consumed
  • Rate and amount of alcohol consumption,
  • Gender
  • Ethnicity
  • Sleep
  • Our mood
  • Mixing alcohol with energy drinks or carbonated beverages
  • Mixing alcohol with other drugs  
  • Hormones   
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500

This Chemical creates the physical craving in an alcoholic

What is Acetone? 

In a normal drinker, the acetone moves through the system quickly and exits. That doesn’t happen in an alcoholic. In alcoholics, the acetone of the first drink is barely processed out. By staying in their body, it triggers a craving for more acetone (Remember: acetone triggers a craving for more acetone). The alcoholic has a second drink.

Correct answer 1500

If stolen 2000

500

A lifestyle centered around drugs and alcohol frequently leads to ______

Financial Instability.

Correct Answer 1000

If stolen 2000

500

What planet is destroyed by the Death Star?

R/W

Alderaan

Right 2000

Wrong 3000 to the other team