Recovery Terms
Substance Use
Mental Health
Celebrities in Recovery
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A return to a normal state of health, mind, and/or strength.

What is Recovery

100

This is a treatable mental disorder that affects a person's brain and behavior, leading to their inability to control their use of substances like legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, or medications.

What is Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

100

A feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness.

What is anxiety.

100

Jamie Fox stars in this 2004 biopic as the character navigates affairs, racism, problems in business and addiction to heroin.

Who is Ray Charles?

200

A person, place, or situation that elicits an intense or unexpected emotional response or causes an individual to relive a past trauma.

What is a Trigger
200

Most popular stimulant in the world?

What is Caffeine


200

A constant feeling of sadness and loss of interest.

What is Depression.
200

The former Beatle has openly struggled with addiction and mental health issues.

Who is Paul McCartney?

300

Conscious strategies used to reduce unpleasant emotions. 

What are coping skills

300
This is a broad class of drugs that increases the activity of the central nervous system.

What are Stimulants

300

A mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event - either experiencing it or witnessing it.

What is PTSD.

300

This famous actor starred in The Hangover and A Star is Born.  His struggled with alcohol abuse progressively worsened during his rise to fame.

Who is Bradley Cooper?

400

A deeply distressing and disturbing experience that can overwhelm a persons ability to cope or manage.

What is Trauma

400

This is a broad class of drugs that reduce arousal and stimulation; they affect the central nervous system , slowing down the messages between the brain and body.

What are Depressants.

400

A personality disorder characterized by severe mood swings, impulsive behavior, and difficulty forming stable personal relationships.



What is Borderline Personality Disoder
400

This American actor, born in 1965 was named among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2008. Fired from tv series Ally McBeal following drug charges. Has lived in sobriety since 2003.

Who is Robert Downy JR.?

500

This is a cognitive behavioral approach to relapse with the goal of identifying and preventing high risk situations such as relapse.

What is Relapse Prevention

500

A group of drugs that alter the person's perception of reality.

What is Hallucinogens

500

List 3 coping skills you can do without spending money?

Examples include
going for a walk
playing with a pet
cleaning
journaling 

500

Known for his song purple rain and died of a fentanyl overdose

Who is Prince?