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