RECOVERY

Substance 101

100

Most commonly abused drug across the nation...

Marijuana

200

Is the fastest addicting drug...

Nicotine

300

Most Addictive Substance

What is Sugar

400

A strong desire with the thought or emotion that feels like you're being pulled 

Craving

500

Used to combat heroin/opiate overdose...

Narcan or Naloxone

Sleep Hygiene

100

A condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the eyes are closed, the postural muscles relaxed, the activity of the brain altered, and consciousness of the surroundings practically suspended

What is the definition of sleep 

200

An animal known to sleep the most, averaging up to 22 hours a day? (And they are not in this room)

What are Koalas?

300

Is ONE benefit to getting enough sleep.

• Get sick less often.
• Stay at a healthy weight.
• Reduce stress and improve your mood.
• Improve your heart health and metabolism.
• Lower your risk of chronic conditions
• Lessen the risk of motor vehicle crashes and related injury or death.
• Improve your attention and memory to better perform daily activities.

400

Is a sleep stage associated with dreaming.

What is REM (Rapid Eye Movement)?

500

The hormone primarily responsible for regulating sleep-wake cycles.

What is Melatonin?

Mental Health

100

Professional specializing in treating mental & emotional disorders is known as...

Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Counselor, Therapist, 

200

A place to go to "dry out"...

Detox

300

Abstain from ALL illicit drugs and alcohol...

Sobriety

400

Stress disorder AFTER traumatic event...

PTSD

500

Can be Internal and external. Provocation to relapse

Trigger

Recovery Basics

100

Process by which the body rids itself of a drug...

Detoxification

200

Is the term for the ability to recover quickly from difficulties.

What is Resilience?

300

Part of the brain is most associated with decision-making and impulse control, and can improve with sustained recovery.

What is Prefrontal Cortex?

400

One of the most common & effective coping skills a person in early recovery can develop is, this string of behaviors characterized by "a sequence of actions regularly followed"...

Routine

500

What does the acronym “HALT” stand for in recovery circles, reminding people to check in with themselves.

What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired

Fun Facts

100

This drug is still used as a localized, external anesthetic...

Cocaine

200

This animal is the largest mammal in the world.

What is the Blue Whale?

300

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and this epic fantasy series.

What is The Lord of the Rings?

400

According to the CDC, what drug has killed about 68% of people in the past year?

Opioids

500

The original wording of the Hollywood sign.

What is "Hollywoodland"?