ALCOHOL
WHEN PEOPLE DRINK ALCOHOL IT IS ABSORBED THROUGH THE ________ STREAM.
BLOOD STREAM
DURING THIS CRITICAL TIME IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT THE BRAIN IS UNDERGOING DYNAMIC CHANGES
ADOLESCENCE
PEOPLE WHO START USING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL BEFORE THEIR BRAINS ARE FULLY DEVELOPED ARE AT HIGHEST RISK FOR THIS
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER/ADDICTION
MOLLY
MDMA
THIS MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES (AGES 12-29) NEED SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT
10 MILLION
ALCOHOL AFFECTS THE __________ NERVOUS SYSTEM, WHICH CONTROLS VIRTUALLY ALL BODY FUNCTIONS.
CENTRAL
THESE PATHWAYS BETWEEN NERVE CELLS IN THE BRAIN DETERMINE HOW YOUR BRAIN PROCESSES INFORMATION. EXPOSING THE TEEN BRAIN TO DRUGS CAN CHANGE HOW THESE FUNCTION.
SYNAPSES
ANXIETY, CHANGES IN APPEARANCE, EXTREME MOOD SWINGS, POOR GRADES, LACK OF MOTIVATION, AND MISSING TIME FROM SCHOOL ARE ALL WARNING SIGNS FOR THIS
TEEN DRUG/ALCOHOL ABUSE
CRANK
CRYSTAL METH
AT THIS AGE, YOUR BRAIN IS FULLY DEVELOPED
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ALCOHOL IS KNOWN AS A _____________, WHICH MEANS IT SLOWS THE FUNCTION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
DEPRESSANT
THIS IS THE CHEMICAL IN OUR BRAINS THAT ALLOWS US TO EXPERIENCE PLEASURE OR FEEL GOOD
DOPAMINE
ADDERALL, COCAINE, METHAMPHETAMINES, AND NICOTINE ARE ALL THIS TYPE OF DRUG
STIMULANTS
BLOW
COCAINE
WHEN THE ADDICTED BRAIN DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE SUBSTANCE, THE PERSON GOES THROUGH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL _________________, WHICH IN ALCOHOL AND BENZODIAZAPINE ADDICTION CAN BE DEADLY.
WITHDRAWAL
ALCOHOL IS CREATED THROUGH THIS PROCESS BY WHICH THE SUGARS IN GRAINS, FRUITS, OR VEGETABLES ARE CHANGED TO ALCOHOL
FERMENTATION
THIS PART OF THE BRAIN IS CONSIDERED THE BRAIN'S "THINKING CENTER" AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DECISION MAKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, JUDGEMENT, AND SELF CONTROL. IT IS NOT FULLY MATURED IN ADOLESCENCE.
THE FRONTAL LOBE
OPIATES, ALCOHOL, BENZODIAZEPINES, KETAMINE, AND INHALANTS ALL SLOW DOWN THE BRAIN AND BODY MAKING THEM THIS TYPE OF DRUG
DEPRESSANTS
LEAN
CODEINE
TEEN DRUG USERS ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR DYING BY ___________ BECAUSE THEY OFTEN INCREASE THEIR DRUG DOSAGES WITHOUT THINKING TWICE.
OVERDOSE
IT TAKES THIS MANY DRINKS OF ALCOHOL TO AFFECT THE GROWTH OF A TEENAGER'S BRAIN
ONE
OVER TIME AS DRUG USE IS REPEATED THIS BUILDS, LEAVING THE PERSON TO NEED MORE OF THE DRUG TO FEEL EFFECTS
TOLERANCE
DRUGS LIKE DMT, PSYLISIBIN (MUSHROOMS), ACID, AND PEYOTE IMPAIR THE BRAIN AND BODY'S PERCEPTION OF REALITY AND ARE CALLED
HALLUCINOGENS
XANNIES
XANAX, VALIUM (BENZODIAZEPINES)
9 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS FIRST BEGAN USING BEFORE THEY TURNED THIS AGE
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