Guess the Drug
Statistics
Addiction
American Addiction History
Benefits of Therapy
100
This substance could have potential existed in the Neolithic period (10,000 B.C.) in Northern China.
The Mayflower shipped more of this than water when it departed to the New World in 1620.
Data on this substances global consumption in 2019 shows that an estimated 400 million people aged 15 years and older live with this specific substance use disorder.
Alcohol
100
According to the 2022 United States National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH):
How many Americans (12 and older) struggled with both alcohol and drug use disorder?
A. 8 million
B. 5 million
C. 12 million
D. 6 million
A. 8 million (2.9%)
100
Drug addiction is a chronic and ______ brain disorder that features drug seeking and drug abuse, despite their harmful effects.
Relapsing
100
The term "war on drugs" was popularized by this U.S. President.
President Richard Nixon
100
This type of therapy and coping encourages expression and provides a person with a safe space to express feelings and express control over their lives.
Studies show that this therapy helps in reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress by 73%.
It also helps US veterans by decreasing combat-induced PTSD symptoms by 50%.
Art
200
Potent central nervous system stimulant that was discovered in 1893.
Used to be prescribed for ADHD and obesity.
In low to moderate doses, this substance can elevate mood, increase alertness, concentration and energy in fatigued individuals, reduce appetite, and promotes weightless. At very high doses, it can induce psychosis, breakdown of skeletal muscle, seizures, and bleeding int eh brain.
Chronic high-dose use can precipitate unpredictable and rapid mood swings, paranoia, hallucinations, delirium, delusions, and violent behavior.
Methamphetamine
200
More than __ million Americans report binge drinking in the past month, which is more than 40% of the total current alcohol users.
A. 50 million
B. 65 million
C. 70 million
D. 75 million
B. 65 million
200
Chaotic home, abuse, parent's drug use and attitude toward use, peer influences, community attitudes towards use, and poor academic achievement are all examples of....
Environmental Factors
200
This era saw the first opioid crisis, in which there was a surge in opiate use among housewives, doctors, and veterans. An estimate 1 in 200 Americans were addicted to opiates, 60% of them women, typically white and middle to upper class.
A. 1930s
B. 1950s
C. 1880s
D. 1810s
C. 1880s
Fun fact: Pennsylvania was ahead of the curve with passing an anti-morphine law in the 1860s.
200
This therapy may be helpful for improving physical and psychological markers associated with stress.
There is some evidence that adding these types of interventions to usual treatment may improve depressive symptoms when compared with usual treatment alone.
There are promising results on its support with reducing anxiety.
**Because this type of content can be associated with strong memories or emotional reactions, some people may be distressed by exposures to specific content.**
Music
300
First synthesized by Paul Janssen in 1959 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1968.
Side effects include nausea, vomiting, constipation, dry mouth, drowsiness, confusion, weakness, headache, anorexia/weightloss, dizziness, anxiety, depression, flu-like symptoms, indigestion, shortness of breath, HYPOventiliation, and sometimes aphasia (can't comprehend or formulate language).
Schedule II controlled substance.
This drug has claimed many lives most notably Mac Miller, Angus Cloud, Paul Gray, and Prince.
Fentanyl
300
A CDC report indicated in 2016 that,
More than ___% of adult women report drinking alcohol in the last month, and ___% of these report binge drinking.
A. 45% and 12%
B. 40% and 5%
C. 39% and 7%
D. 47% and 18%
A. 45% and 12%
300
Environment and ____________, account for about 40-60% of a person's risk of addiction.
Genetics
300
In 1919, the US passed this Amendment, prohibiting the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol, with exceptions of religious and medical use.
A. 20th
B. 19th
C. 12th
D. 18th
D. 18th
300
This level of care helps people learn the skills to maintain a job, find meaning in life through self-discovery, connect to peers in recovery, address the causes of addiction and SUD, learn skills to find and maintain healthy relationships,
IOP
400
Globally, in 2019, this substance was used by an estimated 20 million people (0.4% of adults aged 15 to 16 years).
Regulated as a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
Chronic use side effects include an increased risk of stroke, reduced attention, insatiable hunger, insomnia/hypersomnia, lethargy, fever, discharge from the nose, hoarse voice, chest pain, and asthma.
This substance is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the US (behind cannabis) and the U.S. is the world's largest consumer of this drug. It's users span over different ages, races, and professions.
Cocaine
400
In 2016, nearly __% of adult men report drinking in the last month.
A. 50%
B. 70%
C. 60%
D. 40%
C. 60%
400
True or False
Researchers are set to start human clinical trials for a vaccine to prevent drug users from getting the positive effects of fentanyl or opiates. It would be taken like a HPV vaccine (3 doses every three months and then yearly for upkeep).
TRUE!!
UW Medicine researchers are envisioning that this vaccine they are developing could be combined with methadone to provide a treatment strategy for opioid use disorder.
They anticipate that the shorts would be like a course of immunizations with patients taking a shot every three months and then taking yearly shots!
In their response to people stating that the vaccine could potentially encourage more addiction: "We know the availability of Narcan is not really encouraging people to overdose so we do not see the vaccine enabling more use but rather help people have more options".
400
In the early ___, responding to "white suburban grassroots movements" concerned about dealers preying on teenagers, liberal politicians at state levels cracked down on drugs. Congress responded with the Boggs Act of ___, creating the first federal mandatory minimums for drugs.
A. 60s/1961
B. 40s/1941
C. 50s/1951
D. 30s/1931
C. 50s/1951
400
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or ________ therapy captures a broad range of behavioral treatments include those targeting motivational barriers to improvement, traditional interventions, and operant learning processes. This type of therapy gets even more effective when psychological medications are involved.
Talk
500
First synthesized in 1864 by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer. It was not until the 1950s that the behavioral disturbances and physical dependence potential became recognized.
This is a class of depressant drugs that are effective medical as hypnotics, anticonvulsants, and anxiety reducer.
This type of drug has been replaced by benzodiazepines in routine medical practice, particularly in the treatment of anxiety disorders and insomnia.
Common side effects are nausea, hypotension, headache, drowsiness, and skin rash. Serious side effects include confusion, coma, hallucination, fainting, and slow breathing.
This drug has claimed the lives of Judy Garland, Jimi Hendrix, and Marilyn Monroe.
Barbiturates
500
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
Match the % to the Race:
In 2022, past-year substance use disorder affected
___ of American Indians and Alaska Natives ages 12 and older.
___ of White Americans
___ of African Americans
___ Hispanics or Latinos
___ Asian Americans
17.6%, 18.4%, 17.4%, 9%, 24%
24% of American Indians and Alaska Natives aged 12 and older.
17.6% of White Americans
18.4% of African Americans
17.4% of Hispanics or Latino
9% of Asian Americans
500
**Double Jeopardy**
This is a list of addiction risk factors, which one does not belong:
Aggressive behavior in childhood
Availability of a substance
Community economic status
Experimentation
Epigenetics (heritable traits)
Personality
Impulsivity (attentional, motor, or non-planning)
Lack of parental supervision
Lack of peer refusal skills
Mental disorders
Method substance is taken
Usage of substance in youth
Personality
There have been personality theories of addiction that associate personality traits or modes of thinking with an individual's proclivity for developing addiction, however these are JUST MODELS and THEORIES. There is no evidence that shows that personality impacts use.
500
**Double Jeopardy**
This state was the first state to decriminalize a number of drugs including heroin, methamphetamine, PCP, LSD, and oxycodone, shifting from a criminal approach to a public health approach in Nov 2020. This act was repealed in 2024 with many advocates stating that this act was not given enough time to show it works.
Oregon
500
These types of groups bring people together who are going through or have gone through similar experiences. IT is an opportunity for people to share personal experiences and feelings, coping strategies, or firsthand information about diseases or treatments.
Benefits can be:
Feeling less lonely, isolated, or judged
Reducing distress, depression, anxiety, or fatigue
Talking openly and honestly about your feelings
Improving skills to cope with challenges
Staying motivated for change
Gaining a sense of empowerment
Gaining practical feedback
Learning about health, economic, or social resources
Self Help or Support Groups like AA or NA