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What is Addiction
The condition of being physically and mentally dependent on a substance
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Neuron
This is the name of a brain cell
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About 25% of people who try heroin will become addicted
What percentage of people who try heroin become addicted?
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Who is Mac Miller
This rapper died of accidental overdose on fentanyl, cocaine, and alcohol in 2018
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A piano
What has many keys, but can't even open a single door?
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What is Tolerance
A gradual using more of the product to achieve the same effect as the first use
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What is 25 years old?
This is the age at which the brain matures
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The percentage of Americans who smoke cigarettes has decreased from 21% in 2005 to 14% in 2017.
The percentage of Americans who smoked cigarettes was 21% in 2005. What percentage smoked cigarettes in 2017?
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Who is Heath Ledger
The Dark Knight star died in 2008 of a toxic combination of several prescription drugs.
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Living Room
What room do ghosts avoid?
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What is Sponsor
A mentor who is a fellow recovering addict that volunteers to help others in recovery
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What is the pre-frontal cortex
This is the part of brain that manages our impulses
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In 2017, cocaine was involved in 20% of overdose-related fatalities.
What percentage of overdose related deaths involved cocaine?
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Who is Michael J. Fox
Following a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 1991, this star from Back to the Future turned to alcohol as an escape
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David
David's father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and _____ ?
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What is Withdrawal
The condition that occurs when someone stops using the drug they were dependent on
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What is dopamine & serotonin
Over eating, gambling, compulsive sex, drinking, or drugging cause a release of abnormal amounts of brain chemicals into the pleasure centers of the brain. These chemicals are _________ and ________.
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In 2017, 34.2 million Americans committed DUI, 21.4 million under the influence of alcohol and 12.8 million under the influence of drugs.
How many Americans commit a DUI per year?
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Who is Marilyn Monroe
Now an icon in a white dress, this star used barbiturates as a way to cope with her personal problems and overdosed
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A penny
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
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What is Rehabilitation
A term used in reference to changing behaviors of individuals with the disease of addiction to achieve abstinence and encourage other socially acceptable behaviors
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What is mesolimbic system
Cravings for food, as well as for alcohol and drugs, have been linked to a primitive part of the brain.
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In 2017, doctors issued 191,218,272 opioid prescriptions
How many prescriptions do doctors write for opioids in one year?
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Who is Robert Downey Jr.
This Marvel star struggled with drug addiction in the late 90s and early 2000s with substances including cocaine, heroin, and alcohol. He recovered from addiction in 2002.
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Footsteps
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
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