WAR ON DRUGS
What substance is considered the "gateway drug"
Although recent studies point to alcohol and/or tobacco as more appropriate for the term
MARIJUANA is widely known as the "gateway drug"
One of the two founders of AA
Dr. Bob or Bill W.
Celebrity most associated with "lean"
Who is Lil' Wayne?
Notorious Columbian drug Trafficker
Pablo Escobar
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Movie based on real events detailing the life of Nic Sheff, played by Timothée Chalamet, who has a severe addiction to crystal meth, and his father, played by Steve Carell,who attempts to help him become sober.
What is ‘Beautiful Boy’?
What Substance has become a major problem throughout most the US but isnt as common in the Northeast.
Methamphetamine's (Crystal)
There are _______ paths to revocery.
What is countless?
Pittsburgh Steeler Quarterback who died in 2022 at the age of 25 after being hit by two vehicles crossing the interstate on foot while under the influence.
Who is Dwayne Haskins?
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The two categories of addiction.What are behavioral and substance?
This movie tells the story of a successful screenwriter who feels he has nothing left to live for decides to head for Las Vegas to drink his life away. The protagonist, played by Nicolas Cage, refuses to stop drinking, the lives of those around him begin to unravel too. Ending in tragedy, this movie shows the dangers of refusing help or treatment. This role won Cage the Oscar for Best Actor.
What is Leaving Las Vegas?
U.S. First Lady who coined the term, "Just say no to drugs!" during her husband's presidency.
Who is Nancy Reagan?
What is the first step (AA/NA)
"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable."
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Oscar-nominated actor known for films such as Stand by Me and My Own Private Idaho. In 1993, he died of an accidental overdose involving cocaine and heroin outside of Johnny Depp's popular LA nightclub, the Viper Room.
Who is River Phoenix?
PCP (phencycladine) is made with this chemical, according to myth
What is Formaldehyde?
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This movie portays Will Ferrell as salesman Nick Halsey who turns up drunk at work one too many times, he loses his long-term job, and his wife leaves him. The movie addresses the adverse effects an addiction to alcohol can have on a person’s private and professional life and mental health.
What is Everything Must Go?
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What president is considered responsible for starting the modern WAR ON DRUGS?
Who is Richard Nixon?
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It emphasizes engaging directly with people who use drugs to prevent overdose and infectious disease transmission; improve physical, mental, and social wellbeing; and offers low barrier options for accessing health care services, including substance use and mental health disorder treatment.
What is Harm-reduction?
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Former NBA player and two-time world championship winner who has opened wellness centers in San Diego in an effort to save the lives of those who are battling drug addiction. The former Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers star played in the NBA for 14 seasons, but nearly died from an overdose in 2015.
Who is Lamar Odom?
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This country ranks first in the world by number of executions related to drug trafficking
What is China?
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1995 movie that tells the story of Jim Carroll's, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, teenage years as a promising high school basketball player and writer who develops an addiction to heroin.
What is Basketball Diaries?
These two versions of the same substance carry different penalties under the law.
If you can make it to 5 years of sobriety, your chance of relapse is...
What is less than 15 percent?
This performer and Hatian presidential candidate took a bullet in the hand after an attempted assassination.
Who is Wyclef Jean?
America has the highest rate of ________ in the world
What is incarceration?
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Movie with Mila Kunis, Carla Gallo, Glenn Close, Stephen Root. A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
What is Four Good Days?