Addiction facts - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. MYTH 2: Addiction is a willpower problem. People can stop if they really want to.
2. Action
3. Approximately 1 out of every 8 Americans is living with some form of addiction
4. Almost half of all traffic fatalities are alcohol-related.
5. The average drug addict needs to come up with $200 per day to support his or her addiction
6. MYTH 1: Addicts and alcoholics need to reach rock bottom before they can accept help.
7. Withdrawal
8. Ninety percent of muggings and property crimes (theft) are related to drugs
9. Contemplation
10. Accountability
11. Higher Power
12. You can be abstinent and still be under the influence of an addiction
13. MYTH 4: Addicts should be punished not treated for using drugs.
14. Recovery
15. Fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading known cause of mental retardation.
16. If an addict resorts to stealing to get money for drugs he or she will need to steal approximately $1000 worth of property to raise $200
17. Relapse
18. Preparation
19. Responsibility
20. There are more deaths and disabilities each year in the U.S. from substance abuse than from any other cause.
21. About 18 million Americans have alcohol problems; about 5 to 6 million Americans have drug problems.
22. More than half of all adults have a family history of alcoholism or problem drinking.
23. Maintenance
24. Every American adult pays nearly $1000 per year for the damages of addiction.
25. Addiction to drugs and/or alcohol is a problem for approximately 30 million people in the United States alone
26. One-quarter of Grade 8 students admit to smoking marijuana regularly
27. Detox
28. Addiction to drugs and/or alcohol is a problem for approximately 30 million people in the United States alone
29. Is it true or false that addiction is a family disease?
30. Heavy drinking contributes to illness in each of the top three causes of death: heart disease cancer and stroke.
31. Trigger
32. Termination
33. Pre-contemplation
    Pre-contemplation
34. Alcohol and drug abuse costs the American economy an estimated $276 billion per year in lost productivity
35. Family disease
36. More than nine million children live with a parent dependent on alcohol and/or illicit drugs.
37. Between 48% and 64% of people who die in fires have blood alcohol levels indicating intoxication
38. Untreated addiction is more expensive than heart disease diabetes and cancer combined.
39. MYTH 5: People don’t need treatment. They can stop using if they really want to.