Big Ballers
Houston Rockets, 2002
Yao Ming
This math term, originally translated from Arabic, means "reunion of broken parts."
Algebra
"Nicomachean Ethics"
Aristotle
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Oscar
This opioid painkiller, made by Purdue Pharma, is a major cause of the U.S. opioid epidemic.
Oxycontin
Golden State Warriors, 1959
Wilt Chamberlain
This anxiety disorder often manifests as a fear of going outside or leaving one's home.
Agoraphobia
"Critique of Pure Reason"
Kant
Elton John
Emmy
This narcotic is occasionally referred to as smack, dope, or China white.
Heroin
Milwaukee Bucks, 1969
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
This country was transformed into a republic after its 1991 revolution.
Albania
"Apology"
Plato
Robin Williams
Tony
This opioid antagonist is often used by EMTs to reverse a narcotic overdose.
Narcan
Orlando Magic, 1992
Shaq
This disease is the result of a lower than normal red blood cell count.
Anemia
"Leviathan"
Thomas Hobbes
Cher
Tony
Colonial exporters mixed this opioid in with tobacco sold to China to get more people addicted. (they even fought a couple wars over it)
Opium
Washington Wizards, 1985
Manute Bol
This language disorder is defined as "the loss of ability to understand or express speech."
Aphasia
"A Treatise of Human Nature"
David Hume
Helen Mirren
Grammy
These two drugs are the active ingredients in the prescription cough syrup used to make "lean."
Codeine and Promethazine