Dependency
Drugs and the Brain
Vaping & Marijuana
Opioids
Simulants & Ecstasy
Alcohol
Random
100
This stage of use is typically driven by curiosity and peer pressure.
What is misuse or early use?
100
This part of the brain controls many activities in the body that happen automatically like sleeping, breathing, and digesting food.
What is the Brain Stem?
100
This stimulant is the primary drug in tobacco products
What is Nicotine?
100
What are types of prescription opioids?
Oxydodone (OxyContin, percocet), codeine, hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab), Morphine, Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Oxymorphone (Opana), Tramadol, Methadone, Buprenorphine
100
Adderall is considered to be what type of drug.
What is a stimulant?
100
Drinking more than 4 to 5 drinks in a single sitting is considered this
What is binge drinking?
100
Cocaine and meth are this type of drug
What is stimulant?
200
A person needs to take increasing amounts of a particular drug to achieve the same desired effect
What is tolerence?
200
This part of your brain controls posture, movement, and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
200
This drug is often classified as a psychedelic even though its effects are quite different
What is cannabis ?
200
Opioids are considered this level of drug classification
What is a Schedule 1?
200
Name two MAT ADHD treatments
Methylphenidate based- Ritalin, Concerta, Focalin, Daytrana (patch)
Amphetamine-based- Adderall, Vyvanse, Dexedrine, Mydaysis
Non-Stimulate based- Strattera (Atomoxetine), Bupropion
200
What is a serving of alcohol?
12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, 1.5 ounces of liquor
200
A person can die from the withdrawal symptoms of these two drugs
What is seditives? Especially Benzos and alcohol
300
This stage of use occurs when use has become regular and takes on a strong importance. There is high tolerance, loss of control, and increasingly dangerous actions
What is Harmful Abuse?
300
This part of the brain is responsible for learning memory and emotions.
What is the Limbic System?
300
This is the active ingredient that makes a person high in marijuana.
What is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)
300
Heroin is made from this type of plant
What is a poppy plant?
300
The main ingredient in ecstasy is this.
What is MDMA? methylenedioxymethamphetamine
300
What are 4 long term effects of excessive alcohol use?
High blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, cancer, mental health problems, memory loss, cognative decline, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, dementia, Nueropathy, fatty liver, cirrhosis, pancreatitis, Esophageal and stomach cancer, fertility problems, risk of FASD
300
Name 3 slang terms for heroin?
Smack, H, Horse, Junk, Snow, Dragon, Black Tar, Brown sugar, Dope, China White, Skag, Boy
400
This last stage of use happens when there is complete loss of control and the person needs the substance just to feel normal and avoid pain.
What is chemical dependency?
400
This part of the brain is responsible for planning, decision making, impulse control, and judgement.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
400
Name 3 methods of using marijuana
What are joint, edibles, bong, bowl, dab pen, blunt, Marinol...
400
What are ways to use heroin?
Inject (IV, IM, SubQ), sniff, oral (pill) snort, or smoke, rectal (plugging)
400
What are 3 slang terms for Ecstasy?
Molly, X, E, Disco Biscuits, Scooby Snacks, and Love drug, Rolls, Beans
400
Alcohol is considered this type of drug
What is a depressant?
400
what is this?
What is marijuana plant
500
This syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms typically follows discontinuance of an addicting drug
What is withdrawal?
500
This neurotransmitter is released by the brain as part of the reward pathway that is experienced when someone uses drugs
What is dopamine?
500
This is the secondary ingredient in marijuana that may have some medical benefits but does not get a person high
What is CBD or cannabidiol?
500
What are possible side effects of opioids?
insomnia, constipation, collapsed veins, dry mouth, nausea, abscesses, sexual dysfunction.
500
This is the length of a typical ecstasy high
What is 3 hours?
500
What is the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages that causes intoxication?
What is ETOH/Ethanol?
500
This is what fentanyl is most commonly used for in medical settings.
Pain management- severe pain related to cancer or after surgery, and during childbirth