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