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