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Recovery
Combined with Alcohol
Withdrawal
Startling Statistics
Wild Card
100

Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and "playing the tape through" are all examples of this useful tool in recovery.

What is a coping skill? (Or self-care)

100
When mixed with alcohol, this drug creates an abnormally rapid heart rate and amplified impairment of cognitive, psychomotor, and driving performance.
What is Cannabis? (Marijuana) (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
100
Withdrawal from this substance can cause agitation, fever, hallucinations, seizures, and severe confusion.
What is Alcohol?
100
Each year in the United States, nearly 85,000 people die from this legal drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
What is alcohol? (Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism).
100

Christian M. prefers this genre of music.

What is country music.

200
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Gambler's Anonymous are all examples of programs with this type of format that can support you in recovery.
What are 12-Step Fellowships?
200
When combined with alcohol, there is a greater risk of overdose and sudden death than either drug alone.
What is cocaine? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
200
Withdrawal from this substance can cause anxiety, muscle aches, increased tearing, insomnia, runny nose, sweating, and yawning.
What is an Opiate?
200

Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is costly to the United States, exacting this amount annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and healthcare.

What is 600 Billion?

200

Driving while under the influence of alcohol is just as dangerous as driving while:

a. very sleepy.

b. using cocaine.

c. using marijuana.

d. all of the above.

d. all of the above.

300

One of these prescribed and federally regulated medications can help an opiate addicted individual start recovering from addiction and structuring their life again.

What is Methadone, Suboxone, and Naltrexone.

300
This drug slows both heart rate and respiration, which can be fatal when mixed with alcohol.
What are Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics as well as opiates? (Heroin, oxycontin, percocet, morphine, Xanax, Librium, Valium, Benadryl, Ambien) (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
300
Withdrawal from this drug can cause restless behavior, depressed mood, fatigue, increased appetite, vivid and unpleasant dreams and slowing of daily activity.
What is cocaine?
300

This percentage of people experience a slip or relapse during their recovery.

What is 40-60%?

300
After just one use, this drug can be seen in the brain and in toxicology screens for three to six weeks.
What is Marijuana?
400

CBT is an abbreviation for this.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

400
When combined with alcohol, these drugs may cause impulsive violent behavior, but more research is needed.
What are Anabolic Steroids? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
400
Withdrawal from this substance can cause headache, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depressed mood, and difficulty concentrating.
What is caffeine?
400
There are now more than 13,000 people in this population who are struggling with addiction.
Who are newborn babies?
400

Pizza & Movie night typically takes place on this night of the month.

What is the last Tuesday (formerly Wednesday) of the month?

500

Dr. Bob joined this person to form the very first 12-step group.

Who is Bill Wilson?

500
When mixed with alcohol, this drug creates an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular effects, and may result in dangerously low blood pressure.
What is an inhalant? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
500
Withdrawal from this substance can cause headaches, nausea, constipation or diarrhea, falling heart rate and blood pressure, fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia, iritability, difficulty concentrating, and anxiety.
What is nicotine?
500

This percentage of people who needed treatment in 2020 actually sought it out.

What is 10%?

500

True or False. Recovery has to be very serious and boring all the time.

FALSE