Engaging inriskybehaviorswhile underthe influenceUntil you'veacted on anurge to use, it'shard to get itout of yourheadYou don't takecare ofyourselfbecause ofsubstance useWithout thesubstance,you'reuncomfortablephysically oremotionallyNeed touse morefor sameeffectYou haveblacked outbecause ofsubstancesYou've felt likeyou couldn't fitin or feel goodwithoutsubstancesDespiteknowing thenegativeimpact, youstill useYou've lostinterest inhobbies whileincreasingdrug useYoursubstance usehas causedmistakes atwork/schoolYou've usedanother substanceto feel better whencoming down fromone substanceExperiencingwithdrawlsymptomswhen you tryto stopYour substanceuse negativelyaffects yourrelationshipswith othersYou havestolen thingsto pay forsubstancesYou oftenthink aboutsubstancesYou have usedsubstanceswithout knowingwhat it was orhow it wouldaffect youSubstance usehas worsenedyour mental orphysical healthYou feel youcan't functionwithoutsubstancesYou usedwhen upsetor angry tocopeYou havelegal/schoolissuesbecause ofusingYou've triedto quit/cutback butcouldn'tSubstance useaffects yourability to fulfillresponsibilitiesThe thoughtof running outof substancesmakes youanxiousYou have usedmore than youplanned to orfor longer thanyou meant toEngaging inriskybehaviorswhile underthe influenceUntil you'veacted on anurge to use, it'shard to get itout of yourheadYou don't takecare ofyourselfbecause ofsubstance useWithout thesubstance,you'reuncomfortablephysically oremotionallyNeed touse morefor sameeffectYou haveblacked outbecause ofsubstancesYou've felt likeyou couldn't fitin or feel goodwithoutsubstancesDespiteknowing thenegativeimpact, youstill useYou've lostinterest inhobbies whileincreasingdrug useYoursubstance usehas causedmistakes atwork/schoolYou've usedanother substanceto feel better whencoming down fromone substanceExperiencingwithdrawlsymptomswhen you tryto stopYour substanceuse negativelyaffects yourrelationshipswith othersYou havestolen thingsto pay forsubstancesYou oftenthink aboutsubstancesYou have usedsubstanceswithout knowingwhat it was orhow it wouldaffect youSubstance usehas worsenedyour mental orphysical healthYou feel youcan't functionwithoutsubstancesYou usedwhen upsetor angry tocopeYou havelegal/schoolissuesbecause ofusingYou've triedto quit/cutback butcouldn'tSubstance useaffects yourability to fulfillresponsibilitiesThe thoughtof running outof substancesmakes youanxiousYou have usedmore than youplanned to orfor longer thanyou meant to

Signs of Addiction - 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.


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  1. Engaging in risky behaviors while under the influence
  2. Until you've acted on an urge to use, it's hard to get it out of your head
  3. You don't take care of yourself because of substance use
  4. Without the substance, you're uncomfortable physically or emotionally
  5. Need to use more for same effect
  6. You have blacked out because of substances
  7. You've felt like you couldn't fit in or feel good without substances
  8. Despite knowing the negative impact, you still use
  9. You've lost interest in hobbies while increasing drug use
  10. Your substance use has caused mistakes at work/school
  11. You've used another substance to feel better when coming down from one substance
  12. Experiencing withdrawl symptoms when you try to stop
  13. Your substance use negatively affects your relationships with others
  14. You have stolen things to pay for substances
  15. You often think about substances
  16. You have used substances without knowing what it was or how it would affect you
  17. Substance use has worsened your mental or physical health
  18. You feel you can't function without substances
  19. You used when upset or angry to cope
  20. You have legal/school issues because of using
  21. You've tried to quit/cut back but couldn't
  22. Substance use affects your ability to fulfill responsibilities
  23. The thought of running out of substances makes you anxious
  24. You have used more than you planned to or for longer than you meant to