Stress, Anxiety, Depression
A type of mood disorder where you may lose interest in activities and schoolwork, seem tired, give up easily, or withdraw from friends and family.
What is depression?
Name one example of a depressant.
What are alcohol, rohypnol, morphine, and ketamine?
The drug that is 50-100 times more powerful than morphine, and is being mixed in with other drugs increasing the risk of an overdose.
What is fentanyl?
Stage of addiction where the person needs more of the drug to get high.
What is tolerance?
What is one reason why 75% of opioid-dependent individuals switch to heroin?
What is because it's cheaper and easily accessible?
A condition that includes episodes of major depression and, at other times, episodes of mania (emotional highs).
What is bipolar disorder?
These types of drugs contain chemicals that relax the body and can relieve pain.
What are narcotics/opioids?
Type of pain medicine that is naturally occurring or grown (Ex: morphine, heroin)?
What are opiates?
What is denial?
What is another name for ecstasy?
What is molly or MDMA?
A stress response that helps us deal with danger.
What is fight-or-flight response?
Substances that are chemically similar that mimic the drug-like effects of controlled substances or naturally occuring chemicals.
What are synthetic drugs?
Methamphetamine falls under which drug category?
What are stimulants?
Physical and mental symptoms that occur after stopping or reducing intake of a drug.
What is withdrawal?
Most of the world's heroin comes from what country?
What is Afghanistan?
Stress triggers a surge of this hormone that temporarily affects the nervous system. What is the name of this hormone?
What is adrenaline?
Name two examples of stimulants.
What are cocaine, crystal meth, crack, and weight loss drugs?
Name two possible short-term effects related to ecstasy use.
What are overheating, dehydration, and depression or anxiety?
Name two psychological signs of drug addiction.
What are use of drugs as a way to forget problems or to relax, withdrawal from family and friends, loss of interest in activities, problems with schoolwork, changes in friendships, spending a lot of time figuring out how to get drugs, stealing or selling belongings, anxiety, anger, or depression?
What is another name for a man-made drug?
What is synthetic drug?
This type of anxiety disorder results from a terrifying past experience. Symptoms include flashbacks or nightmares after the fact.
What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?
What is CBD?
Explain the process of how a user feels pleasure from the use of a drug such as opioids or cocaine (use the terms neuron, synaptic cleft/synapse, transporter, binding, receptor).
When the drug reaches the brain it starts at one neuron and goes across the synaptic cleft. It goes through a transporter to enter the other neuron. Once it enters, the drug binds to a receptor producing pleasure to its user.
Name two physical signs of addiction.
What is the difference between drug abuse and addiction?
What is drug abuse is an action and decision to use a harmful substance for a prolonged period of time, whereas addiction is a brain disease characterized by compulsive drug-seeking behaviors despite negative consequences.