Alcohol
Statistics
Drugs
100
What is the definition of Alcoholism?
What is the habitual abuse of alcohol.
100
What percent of Americans are using at least one prescription drug?
What is 70%
100
What is the definition of drug addiction?
What is a compulsive out of control drug use, despite negative consequences.
200
What are long term effects?
What is heart disease, liver disease, cancer, high blood pressure / stroke.
200
On average, there is a drug overdose every _____ minutes?
What is 19
200
What is a psychological warning of drug addiction?
What is change in personality / attitude, mood swings, irritability, angry outbursts, lack of motivation.
300
What are treatments of alcoholism?
What is detox, rehab, counseling, support groups, and medical treatment / medication.
300
What percent of women have an alcohol addiction in the U.S.?
What is 8%
300
What is one sign / symptom of drug addiction?
What is tolerance, loss of control of the drug, life revolves around the drug, abandonment of other activities.
400
What are warning signs of alcoholism?
What is tolerance, withdrawal, anger, denial.
400
What percent of men have an alcohol addiction in the U.S.?
What is 17%
400
How do people develop a drug addiction?
What is family history, abuse and neglect, mental disorders, and early use of drugs.
500
What are short term effects of alcohol?
loss of consciousness, coma, death.
500
How many Americans abuse illegal drugs?
What is 22 million.
500
Name one effect of the brain that drug addiction can cause?
What is a surge of levels of dopamine in the brain; finds way to deny