Substance Use 101
Alcohol and sedatives are drugs in this class
What are depressants
Advisors, Ambassadors, and Advocates describe this position in the ORS
YAB members!
The age at which someone can legally buy marijuana in Massachusetts
What is 21 years of age
The word for refraining completely from engaging in a behavior
What is abstinence
The neurotransmitter that establishes the reward pathway. This NT Signals rewards and tells your brain, "It feels good".
What is Dopamine
The addictive chemical inhaled when someone vapes
What is nicotine
Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their ____
What are communities
The name of the chemical that gives cannabis its mind altering effects
THC (or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)
Harm reduction principles state that this group of people should have a voice in the creation of programs and policies designed to serve them
Who are people who use drugs
The name of the pathway substances affect in the brain
What is the reward pathway
LSD, shrooms, and peyote are drugs in this class
What are hallucinogens/psychedelics
The analogy that is often used to describe public health
What is “Upstream Solution” or “The River analogy”
The name of so called “synthetic” marijuana
What is spice
If someone chooses to smoke/consume marijuana, what are three ways they can make their consumption safer
What is tolerance
Amphetamines, cocaine, and caffeine are drugs in this class
What are stimulants
These were created as a result of upstream thinking
Public health policies (acceptable answers include examples such as vaccines, seatbelt laws, etc.)
When ingested in this way, it can take up to four hours to feel the effects of taking marijuana
what is taking edibles
What is the founding principle of harm reduction
What is meeting people where they are at
The Neurotransmitter that is naturally produced in our bodies to reduce pain and increase pleasure.
What are Endorphins
The first stage of substance use
What is experimentation
Socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, health care, and physical environment are examples of factors that make up this
A person's health
This has increased in cannabis over the past few decades
THC content/potency
This is a new harm reduction strategy that is being implemented in the US, recently in NY, primarily used to reduce the number of overdoses and provide services.
Safe consumption sites or SPOT
The brain's ability to modify, change, and adapt both structure and function throughout life and in response to experience.
What is Neuroplasticity