Recovery 1
Name one commonly abused opioid
Heroin or Oxycodone
True or False: Anxiety and depression can co-occur with substance use disorder.
True
Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness, often referred to by the acronym H.O.W., are considered essential for this process.
Recovery
For adult males, this is defined as having 5 or more drinks in a single two-hour period, and 4 or more for females.
Binge drinking
Sober since the age of 29, ____ credits his recovery from alcohol and cocaine addiction with allowing him to achieve his career and personal goals. He has described his role in A Star Is Born, which featured a character struggling with addiction, as a "cathartic" experience.
Bradley Cooper
True or False: Addiction is a moral weakness
False
In recovery, the first step of a 12-step program involves admitting powerlessness over addiction and recognizing that life has become this.
Unmanageable
An invisible fence that we enforce around us.
Boundaries
Guilt is feeling bad about what you've done; this related emotion is feeling bad about who you are.
Shame
This actor shared being diagnosed with bipolar disorder several years ago, adding that it was the reason he had a hard time staying sober.
Robert Downey Jr
Relapse
What is the term for avoiding emotions or stressors through substance use?
Avoidance / self-medication
A plan outlining triggers, coping strategies, and emergency contacts is known as this.
Relapse prevention plan
Name a healthy way to celebrate sobriety milestones.
Small rewards, social activities, sharing with group, self-care
This singer/songwriter appealed to congress in 2024 to take action on the current fentanyl crisis.
Jason DeFord (Jelly Roll)
A substance that distorts one's perception of reality falls into this drug class.
Hallucinogens
Name one cognitive-behavioral strategy to manage cravings.
Thought-stopping, challenging triggers, reframing, distraction
Name one benefit of attending group therapy.
Peer support, learning coping skills, accountability, reduced isolation
When someone wants to help a person sober up faster, this is the only thing that works.
Time
The most decorated Olympian in history, ___admits to experimenting with marijuana as a teenager. He was famously caught on camera using marijuana.
Michael Phelps
Addictive substances typically enhance activity in the brain's reward pathway by increasing the release of this neurotransmitter.
Dopamine
This term describes the legal outcome of a person receiving a ticket or fine for possession, but no criminal record.
Decriminalization
What is the term for a person who helps guide others in recovery?
Sponsor / peer mentor
The phrase "chasing the dragon" is a slang term describing this aspect of increasing drug use over time.
What is increasing tolerance (or needing more of the drug)?
This actor and former wrestler has opened up about his diagnosis of depression in 2018, becoming an advocate for men's mental health encouraging openness about struggles.
Dwayne the rock Johnson