Celebs in Recovery
He is celebrating a huge milestone — after struggling with a heroin addiction in his twenties, he's now been sober for 19 years. The comedian and actor, 46, reflected on the nearly two decades that he's now spent free of drugs or alcohol.
Russel Brand
A pilot saves the day but was under the influence at the time.
Flight
“When I am unwilling to do the right thing, I become ___________, ____________, ___________."
restless, irritable, and discontent.
What is the scientific study of mental processes and behavior.
Psychology
Which is the first country to have adopted a national flag?
Denmark
Late night host that has 29 years sober.
Craig Ferguson
A struggling singer meets an older alcoholic musician and he takes her under his wing.
A Star is Born
"Adversity truly introduces us to _________."
ourselves
refers to the phenomenon in which the greater the number of people present, the less likely people are to help a person in distress.
bystander effect
when typing a website it usually includes Http://
What does Http stand for?
HyperText Transfer Protocol
has a history of alcoholism and credits his religious faith to helping him stay sober. He is also a member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), which he joined to help his famous son, also part of the celebrities in recovery group, overcome his own struggles with substance abuse.
Martin Sheen
Jeff Bridges is a faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.
Crazy Heart
“Our liquor was but a symptom. So we had to get down to __________ & __________."
causes and conditions.
A phenomenon that occurs when an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information has the unintended consequence of increasing awareness of that information, often via the Internet.
Streisand effect
Which mammal has no vocal cords?
Giraffe
This story about celebrities in recovery is not as happy. He died of a drug overdose at the age of 26. He overdosed at his home. An autopsy revealed that he had Fentanyl, cocaine, and alcohol in his system at the time of his death. He was also working with a recovery coach before his death, had a history of substance addiction. Throughout his career, he was very candid about his abuse of codeine and promethazine.
Mac Miller
An autobiographical work based on the novel by Jim Carrol, this film follows an aspiring writer and basketball star from high school, to heroin addiction, to recovery.
Basketball Diaries
"When I am willing to do the right thing I am rewarded with an _______ _______ no amount of liquor could ever provide.”
inner peace
A collective false memory, generally having to do with pop culture phenomenon.
Mandela Effect
The only city where all the professional sports teams have the same colors.
Pittsburgh
He claims that he had been using drugs recreationally since the age of 15. However, when he moved to New York in the late 1970’s, his drinking and drug use escalated. He started drinking heavily and using drugs like marijuana and LSD on a regular basis. As the years progressed, He became dependent on these substances. He is one of the highest grossing actors of all time. He has been acting for 47 years and has starred in nearly 150 films.
Samuel L Jackson
A heroin addict immersed in the drug scene, attempts to get clean and get out of this dangerous world, despite the draw and temptation from the influence of friends. A Classic 90's black comedy film set in Scotland.
Trainspotting
“We missed the reality and the beauty of the _________ because we were diverted by the ugliness of some of its ________.”
forest...trees.
error in speech, memory, or physical action that occurs due to the interference of an unconscious subdued wish or internal train of thought. Classical examples involve slips of the tongue,
Freudian slip
Every single baseball in the MLB is prepped with mud from where?
Burlington County NJ