Addiction:Myths Vs. Facts
Repeated drug use has no long term permanent damage.
MYTH: Repeated drug use can reset the brain’s pleasure meter, so that without the drug, you feel hopeless and sad. Eventually, everyday fun stuff like spending time with friends or playing with your dog doesn’t make you happy anymore.
True or False: Marijuana is addictive.
Fact: Research shows that about 1 in 10 marijuana users will become addicted. For people who begin using before the age of 18, that number rises to 1 in 6. (CDC)
Finish this sentence: On average 130 Americans die from opioid overdose every ________.
Day
What substance is linked to highest death rate amongst teens?
Alcohol
What drug is the most addictive benzodiazepine?
Xanax
4 in 10 people who began drinking before the age 15 become alcoholics.
FACT: The use of alcohol and drugs during vital brain development increases the chances that your brain will become dependent on the substance.
True or False: Marijuana use effects IQ.
True. Marijuana when used between the ages of 13-38, causes the IQ to lower an average of 8 points
What drug has caused the most deaths in the opioid crisis?
Fentanyl
What drug can cause problems including nasal deformities, heart attack, overdose and death?
Cocaine
What drug negatively affect a person’s memory and ability to respond to stimuli and stressful situations?
ALL when used under the age of 25 years old because the brain cannot develop properly.
More people die from heroin than any other drug.
MYTH: Actually more people die from prescription opioids each year than heroin and cocaine combined.
What brain function is negatively linked to THC use?
Memory! THC alters how the hippocampus, a brain area responsible for memory formation, processes information.
Combined, the number of opioid overdose deaths in 2016 and 2017 was 91,317 -- well beyond the number of U.S. deaths in the __________ War.
Vietnam
What drug is known as one of the most dangerous drugs because of its use being associated with a number of physical health problems, including high blood pressure, convulsions and brain damage that can lead to stroke?
Crystal Meth
What drugs long term effects include the possibility of brain damage and problems with the digestive system, immune system, the heart, and infertility?
Alcohol
Myth or Fact: Beer has less alcohol than hard liquor.
Myth: A 12-ounce bottle of beer has the same amount of alcohol as a standard shot of 80-proof liquor (either straight or in a mixed drink) or 5 ounces of wine.
How much more THC is in wax or oil (dabs) compared to smoking weed?
A. 1-2 times more
B. 2-3 times more
C. 4-5 times more
C.- The potency of the average cannabis strain is around 15 percent. The average potency of concentrates such as waxes and oils are closer to around 75 or 80 percent.
Is the opioid crisis worldwide?
NO- the U.S.' numbers for opioid deaths are far higher than the rest of the world.
What drug can lead to cause long-term health problems such as hallucinogen persisting perception disorder?
LSD, DMT, and other hallucinogens. This disorder causes flashbacks to spontaneous visual distortions that may reoccur months to years after a person quits using LSD.
What drug is a prescription that has similar effects on the brain and body as heroin?
Oxycodone and hydrocodone
Most drugs of abuse target the brain's reward system by flooding it with dopamine.
FACT: Dopamine tells the brain's reward center to give signals to your brain that you are experiencing happiness/ joy.
Marijuana use is linked to which of the following:
A. Dropping Out of School
B. Increased Risk of Heart Attack
C. Increased Mental Health Concerns
D. Lower Grades
E. All of the Above
E. All of the Above. Marijuana use is linked to lower grades on average and is highly correlated with dropping out of school. The increase in risk for heart attack comes from the side effect of increased heart rate. Marijuana use has been linked to a range of mental health problems in teens such as depression or anxiety. Psychosis has also been seen in teens at higher risk like those with a family history.
List 3 drugs that are being laced with fentanyl and why.
Heroin, oxycodone, cocaine, xanax, AND marijuana.
To make the drug as physically addictive as opioids.
What drug is linked to heart disease, lung disease, and decreased cognitive functioning?
Marijuana
What combination of drugs is particularly harmful because it produces a dangerous chemical called cocaethylene?
Alcohol and Cocaine - Cocaethylene is toxic to the liver and can cause seizures.