Alcohol & Marijuana
Hallucinogens
Opioids
Sedatives & Stimulants
Tobacco
100

What is the most dangerous holiday of the year because of consuming alcohol?

New Year's Eve

100

What are Hallucinogens?

A diverse group of drugs that alter a person's awareness of their surroundings as well as their own thoughts and feelings.

100

What are opioids?

Opioids are powerful drugs that act on the central nervous system in order to provide pain relief.

100

What are sedatives?

Central Nervous Depressants, a class of medications slow down brain activity, resulting in feelings of drowsiness or relaxation.


They are regularly used in medical settings, many types have the potential for abuse.

100

What is Tobacco?

A plant grown for its leaves, dried and fermented before being put in tobacco products.

200

What is Binge Drinking?

This typically happens when men consume 5 or more drinks or women consume 4 or more drinks in about 2 hours.

200
Name some common Hallucinogens
LSD

Peyote

200

What neurotransmitters are triggered by Opioids?

Dopamine

200

What are stimulants?

any drug that excites any bodily function, but more specifically those that stimulate the brain and central nervous system. Stimulants induce alertness, elevated mood, wakefulness, increased speech and motor activity and decrease appetite.

200

How do people use tobacco?

Smoke, Chew, or Sniff

300

Name consequences of Marijuana Use

Impaired Short Term Memory

Impaired attention or judgement

anxiety or paranoia

psychoisis

300
Name some dissociative drugs

PCP

Ketamine

300

Define Withdrawal

When the drug is removed as the centers in the brain have become accustomed to receiving the drug to achieve effects.

300

Name the two categories of Sedatives?

Barbiturates

Benzodiazepines

300

How does Tobacco affect the brain?

The nicotine in any tobacco product readily absorbs into the blood when a person uses it. Upon entering the blood, nicotine immediately stimulates the adrenal glands to release the hormone epinephrine (adrenaline)

400

Name an area of the brain impacted by marijuana

Hippocampus

Frontal Cortex


Cerebellum

nucleus accumbens


400

Define Drug Tolerance

Long term use can cause some people to develop a tolerance which means that they need higher and/or more frequent dose of the drug to get the desired effects.

400

What mental illness is often connected to Opioid use?

Depression

400
What is the stress hormone?

Cortisol

400

Can a person overdose on nicotine?

Nicotine is poisonous and, though uncommon, overdose is possible. An overdose occurs when the person uses too much of a drug and has a toxic reaction that results in serious, harmful symptoms or death

500

Symptoms of Alcohol Poisoning

Confusion or Delirium 

Vomiting

Reduced, irregular or slow breathing

Hypothermia

Cold, Clammy Skin

Unconscious or passing out

500

Could Hallucinogens be medicines?

Potentially, some hallucinogens have been studied for possible therapeutic benefits in treating depression

500

Name 3 symptoms of drug withdrawal?

  • Agitation
  •    Anxiety   
  •    Muscle aches   
  •    Increased tearing   
  •    Insomnia   
  •    Runny nose   
  •    Sweating   
  •    Yawning   

Late symptoms of withdrawal include:

  •    Abdominal cramping   
  •    Diarrhea   
  •    Dilated pupils   
  •    Goose bumps   
  •    Nausea   
  •    Vomiting   
500

There are three forms of Cocaine (Name 2)

Cocaine 

Freebase

Crack

500

Name some myths about tobacco use among people with mental illness.

  • They are not interested in quitting.
  • They cannot quit.
  • Quitting interferes with recovery from mental illness or addictions.
  • Tobacco is not as harmful as other substances.
  • Tobacco is necessary for self-medication, and tobacco cessation would be too stressful.

Tobacco cessation efforts might prevent treatment of other addictions.1

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