Stats & Big Facts
What organ is most affected by long-term alcohol use?
The liver.
What is a trigger?
A person, place, thing, or emotion that increases the urge to use substances.
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What does the acronym DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
What does HALT stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.
What is one short-term effect of stimulant use?
Increased heart rate, energy, or alertness.
Name an internal trigger.
Stress, anger, sadness, or boredom.
What year was the Moon landing?
1969
What is the term for when someone experiences a mental illness and a substance use disorder simultaneously?
Dual diagnosis, or also referred to as co-occurring disorder
An estimated 9.2 million U.S adults experience both a mental illness and substance use disorder in a given year.
The National Institute of Drug Abuse says that relapse rates for addiction are similar to those of other [BLANK BLANKS] like diabetes and asthma.
Chronic diseases
What is one long-term effect of opioid misuse?
Physical dependence, tolerance, or respiratory issues.
What is one healthy way to manage a craving?
Distract, delay, or reach out for support.
How many continents are there on Earth?
Seven
What are the three main types of responses to stress?
Fight, flight, and freeze.
What are the three stages of a relapse?
Emotional, mental, and physical
Excluding distilled spirits, this was the first addictive ingredient isolated from a natural product.
Morphine, which was extracted from crude opium by a German pharmacist, in 1806.
Name an external trigger.
Being around people who use, certain locations, or specific events.
What is the square root of 25?
5
What does the word “dialectical” mean in DBT?
Balancing two opposite ideas—acceptance and change.
What are the stages of change?
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
(Relapse)
What is the chemical in alcohol that causes intoxication?
Ethanol.
What is the difference between a trigger and a craving?
A trigger causes the urge; a craving is the physical or emotional desire to use.
What is the temperature at which water boils?
212 degrees F / 100 degrees C
Name 3 cognitive distortions
all-or-nothing thinking, overgeneralization, mental filtering, and jumping to conclusions
Which US state has the most tobacco users?
More than one-third of Kentuckians ages 12 and older report using tobacco of some kind in the past month. Kentucky also leads the country in cigarette users, with 1 in 4 people self-reporting smoking cigarettes.