What makes an Addiction?
What drug is this?
If its Negative in Your life then make it Positive
Managing the Mind
Basic Building Blocks of Positive Change
Challenges and Obstacles
Lost Lives through the Decades (Due to Drugs)
100

Physically addictive substances used daily can bring these uncomfortable physical symptoms

what is  Withdrawal

100

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the active ingredient that gets you high in this substance

What is  Marijuana

100

We make dozens if not hundreds of these a day with our mind and one of the best ways to improve our lives is to practice making good ones:

What is  Decisions/Choices

100

We experience these in our mind, heart and gut and it is important to learn how to manage our reaction to them

What is  Feelings/Emotions

100

The essential inner drive, focus and desire, that brings about positive change and attainment of goals

What is  Motivation

100

A strong addictive urge that can pull you in a way you may not want to go if you are not careful

What is  Craving

100

(2000's)  This artist was referred to as the King of Pop, died due to complications from prescription drugs in 2009

Who is  Michael Jackson

200

It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect which often fuels the desire and need for using larger amounts

What is  Tolerance

200

Class of drugs used medicinally for thousands of years to relieve physical pain but nowadays often abused to relieve emotional pain

What is  Opiates/Opioids

200

This describes overall the way we present and express ourselves.  If we have a negative one we should want to change it to grateful and positive

What is  Attitude

200

It is important to learn to manage this uncomfortable mental experience that can occur when we worry or stress over things

What is  Anxiety

200

The ability to look inside yourself honestly and truthfully: Self-Awareness

What is  Insight

200

What is it called when people in recovery, who have maintained sobriety use again?

a relapse

200

(1990's)  Singer of one of the most popular grunge bands in the 1900's shot himself in the head in 1994 at the age 27, addicted to heroin

Who is  Kurt Cobain

300

Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction, is often referred to as this

What is Denial

300

Even though life may be spiraling out of control with dependency, clearly increasing, some people may believe that they are not addicted just because they may be obtaining drugs this legal medical way

What is  Prescription

300

This categorizes and includes all that is most important in your life and what you care about the most, and what has the most worth to you

What is  Values

300

These changing temporary states of mind can make us feel high, low and everything in between so it is important to be able to regulate these

What is  Moods

300

Something just about everyone needs when overcoming a difficult challenge, because it is so difficult to do it alone

What is  Support

300

Some people may try to deal with substance use issue by attempting to use less, or change to a less harmful substance.  If that isn't working you may need to consider this more basic old option

What is  Abstinence/Sobriety

300

A professional woman wrestler that died in 2016 of a drug overdose

Who is Chyna

400

Every bad choice we make can mean we have to face these later. Addiction can cause people to foolishly ignore these repeatedly

What is  Consequences

400

The vast majority of people who use this legal plant use it as often as 10 or 20 times a day despite knowing it is the number one killer of all addictive substances in the world

What is  Tobacco

400

You can have ups and downs along the way but what matters most is that you keep moving forward. If that is true then you are steadily making this

What is  Progress
400

It is essential to learn to eliminate this negative emotion which stems from holding on to anger and grudges

What is  Resentment

400

Building insight and motivation lead to this powerful experience defined by a strong sense of positive mental stimulation to try make things better

What is  Inspiration

400

What is it called when things/people/situations come up that cause using thoughts?

triggers

400

Rapper who sanf "Beamer Boy" who died in 2017 at 21 years old.

Who is  Lil Peep

500

When you spend too much, use too much or too often and life problems are steadily piling up, it is a good sign you have lost this

What is  Control

500

This class of drugs are used for extreme panic and anxiety and have a sedative effect.

What is  Benzodiazepines 

500

This involves all the people, places and things that you surround yourself with and that you choose to be connected to

What is  Associations

500

Sometimes addiction can be directly linked to deeply disturbing or distressing experiences that occurred earlier in life all of which is referred to as:

What is  Trauma/PTSD

500

If you find and discover this it can help you define your goals and add meaning and direction in your life

What is  Purpose

500

They say relapse doesn't suddenly happen out of nowhere - It's not an event, it is often much more of a gradual ________

What is  Process

500

A famous actor that played the dark knight...dies in 2008 at 27 years old. 

Who is  Heath Ledger