Famous Addicts
This singer-songwriter, struggling addict, and "27 Club" member is probably best known for the hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Who is Kurt Cobain?
This category of DSM-5 condition is characterized by the following symptoms:
restlessness, irritability, easy fatigue, difficulty concentrating, increased heart rate, chest pain, abdominal pain
What is anxiety (disorder)?
Milk's Favorite Cookie (4 letters)
What is O R E O?
A fraction that may as well be a ZERO. Chapter 5 of the Big Book specifies that THESE availed us nothing
what are half-measures?
South America has two landlocked countries, Bolivia, and this neighbor to its southeast
What is Paraguay?
A 1971 coroner's report listed "congestive heart failure" as the cause of death for this member of the "27 Club", but it is widely believed that a heroin overdose caused him to Break On Through to The Other Side
Who is Jim Morrison?
The DSM-5 does NOT list this neurodevelopmental disorder as a unique condition. Since its 2013 publication, symptoms such as difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication have been merged into the broader diagnosis of "autism spectrum disorder". The outdated term is still often errantly used in popular culture, however
What is Asperger's syndrome?
Plymouth, MA music genre? (4 letters)
What is R O C K?
Chapter 3's contains a list of commonly tried and failed methods to control alcoholism. Includes never drinking alone, and never drinking at this time of day.
When is morning?
Comedian Mitch Hedberg joked that, as a kid, every night, he would lay down and wonder where his brother was, while laying down in THIS
What is a twin bed?
"The Sign of the Four" was the first novel to reference this now-timeless character's cocaine addiction. He was wont to use the substance, specifically as a "seven-per-cent" solution(when he wasn't busy solving mysteries)
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
the DSM-5's diagnostic criteria for this condition includes symptoms of psychosis, mania, and depression, and the temporal relationships between them
What is schizoaffective disorder?
Lose, as in a car-chase (5 letters)
What is S H A K E?
You may be his friend! In AA tradition, this true last name of this cofounder is commonly abbreviated to W,
What is Wilson?
Don't be fooled by it's aquatic milieu, this large land mammal is actually unable to swim!
What is a hippopotamus ?
This band's lead singer tragically passed in 1996, but two years earlier, he penned this precognitive lyric:
"Now I've got the need /
I can shake but i can't breathe /
Take it away but I want more and more /
One day I'm gonna lose the war"
What is Sublime?
Once in a Blue Moon, psychologists diagnose a patient with Clinical Lycanthropy, a rare condition in which one believes that they are this.
What is a wolf/werewolf?
Small piece of advice for a small piece of cow?(8 letters)
What is S T E A K T I P?
The foreword to the 2nd Edition tells us that this wealthy socialite hosted a dinner for AA members, and gave the program a glowing endorsement. Not mentioned in the text is the money he gifted to fund the mass publishing of the book itself.
Who is John Rockefeller?
I'm walkin' here! (On my way to get some Häagen-Dazs ice cream, a brand that originated in this country)
Where is the United States?
A young George W may have been a strong contender, this 19th century politician and Civil War is widely considered to be the USA's "Most Alcoholic President"
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
If you feel the need to eat bars of soap, rocks, furniture, and other non-food items, you likely suffer from this rare condition.
What is pica?
"Come on! The match has started and you need to focus!!!" (20 letters)
What is G E T Y O U R H E A D I N T H E G A M E?
A footnote on page 104 acknowledges that this chapter is remarkably outdated, however, the authors opted not to remove it, as readers may still be able to re-interpret the text in helpful ways.
What Chapter 8/To Wives?
Talk about a tough nut to crack! The Guinness book of World Records listed the proving of Pierre de Fermat's Last Theorem(published 1637) as "world's most difficult math problem", until a solution was finally published by Nobel Prize winner Andrew Wiles in this decade
When is the 1990s?