Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT)
A life-saving medication used to reverse an opioid overdose by blocking opioids allowing the person to regain consciousness and start breathing...
What is Naloxone or Narcan
Symptoms of PAWS are typically more ____, than physical.
What is emotional/psychological
The ideal blood pressure is...
What is... 120/80
The founders of AA...
Who is...
Bill W. and Dr. Bob Smith
Why are ghosts bad at lying?
Because you can see right through them.
An injection that can be used as MAT for alcohol and opioid use...
what is Vivitrol (Naltrexone)
PAWS is the brains _______, after active addiction.
What is recalibrating or recovering
Name one of the two main medications that is used for smoking cessation
(Double points if you can name both)
What is...
Bupropion/Wellbutrin or Varenicline/Chantix
This American author of horror, sci-fi, and suspense novels once battled alcohol addiction, and has now been sober for over 30 years.
Who is...
Stephen King
When I take five and add six, I get eleven, but when I take six and add seven, I get one. What am I?
A clock
A daily pill that causes severe vomiting when alcohol is ingested...
What is Disulfiram or Antabuse
Name one neurotransmitter associated with PAWS...
(Double points if you can name all 3)
What is...
Dopamine, GABA, endorphins
The most severe form of Alcohol-Associated liver disease...
(hardened/scarred liver)
What is...
Cirrhosis
Elton John helped this musician get sober. Famous musician known for the song "Uptown Girl".
Who is... Billy Joel
A word, phrase or sequence that reads the same forward and backward is called what?
What is... a palindrome
This medication is an partial opioid agonist and is used to decrease or stop cravings and opioid withdrawal...
What is... Buprenorphine
PAWS typically lasts between ____ and ____ ...
What is 6 months and 2 years
This substances can significantly alter the thymus gland which can negativity affect the immune system.
What is... Cocaine
Demi Lovato, Bad Wolves, P!nk, and TOOL, all made a song with this title...
What is... "Sober"
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched a dog into space on the second artificial satellite launched into space, the satellite was named...
Double points if you know the dogs name!
What is... Sputnik 2
Her name was Laika
This medication is used off-label as MAT for cocaine and alcohol use, it is classified as an anticonvulsant.
What is... Topiramate or Topamax
The peak of alcohol withdrawals typically occurs around ____ to 48 hours after last drink.
(Hint: onset of withdrawal symptoms typically start as early as 6 hours after last drink)
What is... 12 hours
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome AKA "Wet Brain" is caused by the lack of...
(Hint: Vitamin)
In 2023, President Biden once again declared _____ as "National Recovery Month"
(according to SAMHSA)
What is... September
Babies are born without this bone(s) ...
Hint: the bones in the skull are not fully formed but they are present at birth.
What is... knee cap/patella