Holiday & Addiction
The biggest drinking DAY in the U.S?
The day before Thanksgiving known as Blackout Wednesday—is the biggest drinking day of the year in many areas of the United States.
Passed away at age 26 due to taking laced blues. One of the three drug dealers charged in the deadly fentanyl overdose was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison.
When abused, some people use this to lose weight, stay awake, and study. Can carry a high potential for abuse and dependence.
Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin
There is no middle ground that allows for the complexities of realistic thoughts. A person with ____and____ thinking only thinks in extremes.
Black and white thinking
Work with your team to name a fact about every one in the room.
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In 2018, the number of ____-related deaths per 100,000 people in January and December were higher than that for any other month in 2018, reports the CDC.
Alcohol
This star made a memoir called "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing" to talk about his struggles with mental health and addiction. This person, unfortunately, fell victim to his struggles and passed in 2023 due to acute effects of ketamine.
Matthew Perry
a synthetic, barbiturate-like, central nervous system depressant and a popular recreational drug in the U.S. from the 1960s until the 1980s, when its use was made illegal by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Quaaludes
When you hold yourself personally responsible for an event that isn’t entirely under your control.
(i.e) Everything is not about YOU!
What is Personalization?
_____ behavior is resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge, especially one that is against one's conscious wishes.
Compulsive
Which holiday is the deadliest day for alcohol-related crashes?
New Years Day
*58% of crashes are alcohol-related, 116% spike above the average
Grammy nominated pop star once on Disney channel opened up about her addiction with her documentary "Dancing with the Devil."
Who is Demi Lovato?
Today, nearly 80 percent of heroin users say that their first opioid use was a _____ _____.
Prescription drug.
_____ _____ are habitual ways of thinking that are often inaccurate and negatively biased. Usually develop over time in response to adverse events.
Cognitive Distortions
What industry has the highest rate for illicit drug use?
Accomodations/Food Industry
Survey responses reveal those whom are recovery report that _____ and _____ are all heightened around the holidays.
Depression and Anxiety
** 94% of our respondents in recovery reported feeling overwhelmingly or moderately stressed/anxious/depressed during the holidays.
This person shocked the world with their suicide attempt in 2014 due to his mask that he upheld. This person battled drug and alcohol addiction as well as severe depression. Pronounced dead at the scene due to Asphyxia
Robin Williams
____ and ____ are the highest abused drugs in the U.S.
Alcohol & Marijuana
This distortion is when you make conclusions and predictions based on little or no evidence. The prediction is generally arbitrary and has a negative outcome.
Fortune Telling
Which industry has the highest rate for heavy drinkinkg?
Construction/Mining
List 5 reasons that holiday drug use/drinking increases during the holiday.
1. Stress increases
2. Financial strain
3. Grief (can be amplified during holidays)
4. SAD (seasonal affective disorder)
5. Celebratory events
6. Family conflict/strain
7. Large gatherings
This star, also known as Arthur from one of his many roles, wrote "Recovery: A Freedom From Our Addictions about his journey. He also has a documentary about his struggles with an addiction to heroin and alcoholism. He’s been an advocate for substance abuse treatment and long-term recovery support for years.
Russel Brand
“When I started, I took it one day at a time,” he said. “Ultimately, I found that spirituality worked for me,” says Russell.
People don't typically think of these products as drugs because they're not intended for getting high, but some people use them for that purpose. When these substances are used for getting high, they are called _____. They are the the only class of substance used more by younger teens/kids than by older teens.
Inhalants
This type of thinker may assume the role of psychic and may think he or she knows what someone else thinks or feels. The person may think he or she knows what another person thinks despite no external confirmation that his or her assumption is true.
Mind-Reading
According to the CDC, the most dangerous times of the year for ____and____ related deaths are December, January, and March.
Drug and Alcohol
**Nearly 91,000 deaths have been reported for the month of December since 1999**