Facts
True/False
Drugs
Celebrities
Miscellaneous
100

What is the drug that is used to reverse opioid overdose? 

Naloxone (Narcan) 

100

You must hit rock bottom in order to stay sober 

False 

You do have to hit some sort of bottom! 

100

What is the most commonly used illegal substance in the US?

Marijuana

100

This celebrity died from drowning and heart complications related to cocaine use 

Whitney Houston 

100

A condition that is common in early recovery is categorized as the inability to feel pleasure 

anhedonia 

200

Every day more than _____ people die from a drug overdose 

100

200

Abstinence Recovery is associated with greater chances of continued remission over time 

True

200

What is the difference between an opiate and an opioid? 



opioid- synthetic (oxycodone) 

opiate- natural (heroin)


200

This actor played on SNL and died from a drug overdose in 1997

Chris Farley 

200

What are the stages of change 

Precontemplation 

Contemplation 

Preparation 

Action 

Maintenance 

and sometimes Relapse 

300

What is the third leading cause of preventable death in the US?

Alcohol-related causes 

300

85% of people relapse within a year of treatment 

TRUE 

(National Institute on Drug Abuse)

300

All of these are benzodiazepines except...

xanax, Klonopin, alprazolam, Vicodin 

Vicodin (it is an opioid) 

300

This celebrity died in 2009 at the age of 50 from propofol and benzo intoxication, king of pop

Michael Jackson 

300

All addictive substances stimulate the same reward and pleasure system in your brain which is why ____ ________ is very dangerous in recovery

cross addiction 

400

How many people in the US are in recovery? 

Estimated to be over 22 million people 
400

Addiction cannot change the structure of your brain 

False 

400

Name 3 medications that are used for MAT 

Suboxone, Naltrexone, Methadone

400
This famous rapper died in 2019 from a drug overdose 

Juice World 

400

Name 4 12-step fellowships 

AA, NA, CA, SA, SLAA, 

500

Which family is said to play a role in the opioid crisis? 

The Sackler Family (oxycontin)

500
An estimated 19.3 million people aged 18 or older had a substance use disorder in 2020 

TRUE 

500

Neurotoxicity, Brain Shrinkage, and Vitamin B1 deficiency can all happen as a result of 

Alcohol use disorder 

500

This celebrity was a comedian, actor, producer, and talk show host who died from drug complications in 2014

Joan Rivers 
500

On average smokers die ____ years earlier than nonsmokers. 

10