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This coping skill releases endorphins, and dopamine and lowers cortisol.
Exercise
This actor, famous for Iron Man, has openly shared his recovery journey.
Robert Downey Jr.
How many square feet is the average adult human’s skin?
19 feet
How soon can your liver repair itself after stopping alcohol?
Healing can begin as early as a few days to weeks after you stop drinking, but if the damage is severe, healing can take several months.
A state of mind where you are thankful and taking notice of the good things in your life rather than the bad?
Gratitude
A people, place, or thing that elicits a negative emotional response or induces a craving.
Triggers
This actress has celebrated over 20 years sober after being addicted to pain pills from a cosmetic surgery. Her film debut was in the 1978 movie Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis
What body system is the liver a part of?
Digestive system
Irritability, fatigue, depression, and increased appetite often follow the withdrawal of this the most commonly used drug in the world.
Caffeine
Drugs cause this chemical messenger (neurotransmitter) to be released in excessive amounts and flood the reward pathway in the brain.
Dopamine
This class of drug can cause muscle spasms, brain damage causing hearing and memory loss.
Inhalants
This child star who played in ET, entered rehab for cocaine addiction at the young age of 13
Drew Barrymore
What type of blood cells fight infections and diseases?
White blood cells
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique?
5 things you can see, 4 you can hear, 3 you can feel, 2 you can taste, 1 you can smell.
This substance is the 3rd leading cause of lifestyle related death
Alcohol
Substance with a high death rate in the U.S., higher than suicide
Fentanyl
This child star, who was famous for his role in The Goonies, received legal concerns at the age of twenty for his heroin addiction. He was able to regain sobriety at age 30
Corey Feldman
How many times does a heart beat over the course of an average human lifespan?
Over 3 billion times
This substance is the 3rd leading cause of lifestyle related death
Alcohol
Name 4 different types of recovery support groups
AA, NA, Celebrate recovery, SMART recovery
Self-Management and Recovery Training
What is a predominantly negative affective state that begins in early abstinence and can persist for 4–6 months or potentially longer called?
PAWS. Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome. Typical symptoms include anxiety, dysphoria, anhedonia, sleep disturbance, cravings, cognitive impairment, and irritability.
This rapper has been sober since 2009 and is open about his participation in NA. His birth name is Marshall Mathers
Eminem
50% of mental health problems begin by what age?
14
The physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism
Detoxification
What are the 3 A's of recovery?
Awareness, Acceptance, Action