Recovery Jeopardy

Side Effects of Drugs

100

The side effects are warm, flushed skin, slow breathing, slow heart rate, and severe itching 

heroine 

200

Slurred speech, drowsiness, vomitting, diarrhea, headaches, breathing difficulties, distorted vision and hearing

Alcohol

300

Upset stomach, headaches, dilated pupils, elevated heart rate

cocaine

400

Anxiety and depression, memory problems, impaired judgement, delayed reactions, greater appetite and thirst, paranoia, hallucinations

marijuana

500

Coughing, sore throat, sneezing, chest pains, mouth ulcers, wheezing 

nicotine 

True or False

100

Drinking water or vomitting will help someone sober up 

False 

200

In most cases, deaths from ecstasy use is caused by the body overheating and dehydration 

True 

300

Long term alcohol use reduces both virility and fertility in men and women 

True 

400

Ketamine is a stimulant drug 

False

500

Breathing in cannabis for longer will result in more cannabis getting to the brain 

False 

Coping Skills

100

Defined as "to focus on one's thoughts; reflect on or ponder" 

meditation 

200

Defined as "something you have passion for or something you like to do in your free time" 

hobbies

300

This is something useful to do, but most people don't like to do it if they want to solve their problems on their own because it involves being able to be vulnerable 

Asking for help 

400

This is the first thing people do when they wake up in recovery; having faith; good way of communication 

prayer

500

Trying to make your physical health and appearance better 

exercise

Types of Support Groups

100

Science based program to recovery from addiction

SMART Recovery 

200

If you have a desire to stop smoking

nicotine anonymous

300

If you have a desire to stop using substances 

Narcotics Anonymous 

400

For people that support the use of medication to aid recovery 

Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous 

500

For people recovering from mental illness 

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 

Stages of Recovery

100

Resistance to do anything and not ready to put in any effort or work 

Step 1: Pre-contemplation

200

Engaging in particular actions that intend to bring change; this is where you begin to try to make changes in your life. 

Step 4: Action 

300

You are aware there is a problem and you consider making change but you also reject making change 

Stage 2: Contemplation

400

Identifying strategies to maintain progress and reduce changes of slips into relapse and old behaviors 

Stage 5: Maintenance

500

Admitting the need for change, asking for help, and starting to look at different ways to live

Stage 3: Preparation