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You can go to one of these to be with others in recovery. This can help you to remember that you can get through this. Get other people’s names and numbers to call in case of future cravings and urges.

What are support groups?

100

This actor/comedian who lived in the bay area struggled with addiction and substance abuse. He committed suicide in 2014.

Who is Robin Williams?

100

Negative, incorrect beliefs, stereotypes, and labels are another name for this

What is Stigma?

100

A major symptom when a cocaine abuser enters withdrawal.

What is Anxiety?

100

The major organ that is directly effected the most by drug use.

What is the brain?

200

The name of a support group for family members of alcoholics

What is Al-Anon?

200

The singer songwriter of Piano Man struggled with alcohol abuse for years before entering rehab.

Who is Billy Joel?

200

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?

200

Genetics, environment, early age, stress/trauma, and mental health history

What are risk factors for addiction?

200

The brain finishes developing once you reach this age.

What is 25?

300

This type of addiction is when the BODY itself feels a direct need for a drug.

What is Physical Dependency?

300

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?

300

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?

300

Complete abstinence, drug education and healthy coping skills

What are things that can decrease a person's chance of developing an addiction?

300

When you have both a Mental Health illness and addiction of any kind.


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What is a co-occurring disorder or dual diagnosis?

400

This type of addiction is when the MIND sends the body a message that it needs more of a drug.

What is Psychological Dependency?

400

This Marvel actor has struggled with alcoholism over the years.


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Who is Robert Downey Jr.?

400

The process by which a poison or toxin is removed from the body and generally medically supervised treatment  designed to purge the body of intoxicating or addictive substances.

What is detox?

400

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.

400

Mouth, Liver, Throat, Lungs, Skin, Kidney, Bladder, Heart, and Brain

What are parts of the body that can be affected by drug use?

500

An event that seeks to increase an alcoholic's desire to quit by confronting them. It's also the name of a tv show.

What is an Intervention?

500

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?

500

A neurotransmitter in the brain that is triggered by substances and causes a repeat in behaviors?

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What is dopamine?

500

This country has the highest rate of addiction in the world

What is USA?

500

Hepatitis, Heart Disease, Kidney disease, Obesity, Mental Health disorders, HIV, Cancer, a Stroke, etc.

What are illnesses that can result from drug use?