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Nutrition
Alcohol
Healthy Livin'
Opioids
Stimulants
100

This nut is claimed to be the healthiest. 

Walnuts! They are the highest in Omega 3s and antioxidants. They also are shown to lower cholestrol. 

100

The brain craves this in early recovery.

Alcohol


100

List two recovery programs.

AA, NA, Recovery Dharma, Sync Recovery, Women for Sobreity, SMART Recovery

100

Opioids trigger the release of _____ in the brain.

Endorphins 

100

Stimulants also cause a _____ in/of appetite. 

Decrease or Supression

200

Less than ____ percent of your diet should be saturated fats. 

10%

200

Alcohol abuse causes severe harm to these two critical digestive organs.

Pancreas and Liver

200

The average person should get this much exercise daily.

30 minutes

200

This is the medication that can "treat" opioid overdose. 

Naloxone or Narcan

200

Stimulants increase this in the body. (List 1) 

blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration

300

Ingredient lables on food is categorized this way.

With the ingredients used in the greatest amount first, followed in descending order by those in smaller amounts.

300

These areas of the brain are impacted by alcohol use. 

Frontal Lobes (thought/cognition, judgement, and memory) and the Hippocampus (forms and stores memories)


300

List two healthy sleep habits. 

  • Getting seven to eight hours of sleep every night
  • Going to bed and getting up at similar times every day
  • Avoiding caffeine within six hours of bedtime
  • Limiting naps
300

These are some possible harmful effects of prescription opioids on the brain and body.

  • drowsiness
  • confusion
  • nausea
  • constipation
  • euphoria
  • slowed breathing
300

Dehydration, electrolyte imbalances and heavily reduced food intake inevitably lead to _____ in heavy stimulant users.

Malnutrition

400

The human body needs this many different essential vitamins to stay healthy. 

13 

400

On average, the liver can metabolize this many ounces of alcohol every hour.

1 ounce

400

Water makes up 60% of our body weight. How much water should each person be drinking daily?

A person should drink half of their body weight in ounces daily. (Ex. if you weigh 100lbs, you should drink 50oz of water daily)

400

This is what opioids primary action. 

Opioid drugs activate receptors that block pain signals from reaching the brain

400

Harmful effects of stimulous use on the brain and body include: 

  • Mental health issues like depression and anxiety
  • Cognitive issues like confusion and trouble problem-solving
  • Disturbances in heart rate and rhythm
  • Low body temperature
  • Muscle wasting
  • Weight loss
500

Proteins are composed of a variety of _____.

Amino Acids

500

Alcohol abuse is known to cause severe deficiencies in these essential nutrients. Hint: There are 3

  • Folic acid
  • Vitamin B6
  • Thiamine, or B1
500

Once addiction has forced changes in the brain, however, it damages _______ and makes it much harder to adapt to sobriety.

Neuroplasticity

500

Opioids Can Interfere With The Brain’s ______ Circuits

Impulse Control

500

Stimulants stimulate the _____ _______ system

sympathetic nervous