Erica's addiction Trivia Quiz

Answer: False

Lucci earned her sixteenth Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress for material surrounding Erica's addiction to painkillers. Despite the strength of both her tapes, she lost to Erika Slezak of "One Life to Live". Many critics and fans alike to this day believe she should have earned her first Daytime Emmy for this storyline.

Answer: Dimitri Marick

Erica did a photo shoot one day for charity atop a scaffold. The equipment malfunctioned and caused Erica to lose her balance. Dimitri managed to grab onto Erica but he lost his grip. Erica fell to the ground below and was hospitalized. As a result, she was given painkillers to ease her discomfort during the recovery process.

Answer: Jonathan Kinder

Erica sought the aid of Dr. Jonathan Kinder to help her overcome the pain from her accident. Dr. Kinder prescribed her a painkiller in excessive amounts, leading to Erica's addiction. It was revealed that Dr. Kinder had a history of providing excessive amounts of medication to his patients.

Answer: Noah Keefer

Erica dressed in a t-shirt and jeans to disguise herself when she went to Front Street, a bad part of town, in hopes of getting some more painkillers. She encountered a drug dealer there who attacked her after she asked for drugs. Noah saw this and saved Erica from the violent man and took her back to his apartment so she would be out of harm's way.

Answer: True

While Erica first underwent the addiction, she was living at Wildwind with Dimitri, Edmund and Maria. However, her behavior became so erratic that Maria took action and threw her out of the home. Erica moved back to Linden House as a result and eventually brought this up to Maria one night when she argued with her in a bathroom.

Answer: Dimitri Marick

Dimitri became increasingly uncomfortable being around Erica while she proceeded further into her dangerous addiction that he could no longer stay married to her. She received his divorce papers around New Year's of 1996. At the Women in Media Awards, he told Erica that their marriage was finished and shortly thereafter they officially divorced.

Answer: Kelsey Jefferson

At Linden House, Erica took too many pain pills with Dr. Kinder present. She got her keys and took off in her car so he got into the passenger seat. While they were on the road, Erica ran a stop sign and plowed into Maria Santos' car. A pregnant Kelsey Jefferson rode shotgun but luckily she did not lose the baby.

Answer: Myrtle Fargate

Erica raced to the cemetery after humiliating herself at the Women in Media Awards to have a chat with Mona, her late mother. While she spoke to Mona, she realized how the pills would not help her so she tossed her prescription bottle away. She immediately went to Myrtle's home and told her she was an addict who needed help. Myrtle promised to be by Erica's side as she sought treatment.

Answer: Maria Santos

Myrtle rode with Erica on the plane to the Betty Ford Center in order to get her settled into the place. While there, Erica received a visit from Dimitri and Maria, both of whom wanted to have a deep discussion with her. In the talk, both told Erica how they felt during her addiction and it was then that Erica confessed to Maria that she hit her car that one night months ago. Maria was shocked to hear this news, considering that Dr. Kinder falsely confessed to driving Erica's automobile that evening. Erica successfully completed the program at the Betty Ford Center and flew back home to Pine Valley a healthier woman.

Answer: Tad Martin

Liza was the station manager at the studio where "The Cutting Edge" was filmed. She decided that Erica's toxic attitude was bringing the morale down there so she moved to terminate her as host. She spoke with Tad, who agreed to be Erica's successor. However, his run as the host of "The Cutting Edge" was short lived.