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