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