Addiction
chronic disease characterized by compulsive drug seeking and abuse and by long lasting chemical changes in the brain
What is addiction?
drugs and alcohol affect this part of your brain
What is the pleasure circuit?
long term marijuana use affects a person's
What is ability to form new memories?
also known as reefer, ganja, grass
What is marijuana?
True or False? Nicotine is more addictive than heroin.
What is true?
any chemical that is put into the body that changes mental state of bodily function (according to "Buzzed")
What is a drug?
chemicals that are released between the neurons (nerve cells) and special receptors in the brain, as a way to communicate ex. dopamine, serotonin, GABA
this type of tobacco is not smoked but it still causes deadly cancer of the mouth, throat and gums
What is chewing tobacco or dip?
drug class is a stimulant in which overdose is extremely rare and it is controversial if a person can be addicted to it or not
What is caffeine?
return to drug use after an attempt to stop
What is relapse?
the unpleasant physical and mental effects that result when you stop doing or taking something
What is withdrawal?
this part of your brain is responsible for your basic life functions i.e heart rate, respiration and blood pressure
What is brain stem?
high doses and repeated use of this substance can result in death, seizures and psychotic state of hostility and paranoia
what is stimulants?
classified as a sedative hypnotic drug, chronic exposure to it creates serious problems in the brain, liver and digestive system and withdrawal from may trigger life threatening complications
What is alcohol?
the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies for the treatment of substance use disorders
What is medical assisted treatment?
Genetics, chronic pain, environment, trauma and mental health
What is the five risk factors of addiction?
this part of your brain is responsible for decision making, problem-solving, abstract thinking and personality
What is prefrontal cortex?
Condition in which children develop due to prenatal alcohol exposure, they may have problems with their vision, hearing, memory, attention span, and abilities to learn and communicate.
What is fetal alcohol syndrome?
these drugs act as a central nervous system depressant and activate GABA receptors in the brain
What is sedatives?
the most psychoactive chemical in a cannabis plant
What is THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)?
when a person no longer responds to a drug in the way they did at first
What is tolerance?
this part of your brain is responsible for your fight, flight or freeze response
What is amygdala?
a condition that can be a result of long term opiate use, that increases a person's sensitivity to pain
What is hyperalgesia?
mimics the effects of endorphins in our brains and provides an artificial state of calm
What is opiates?
More than 90% of people who have an addiction started to drink alcohol or use drugs before they were...
What is 18 years old?