What is Addiction
a chronic and relapsing disorder
what is addiction
What percentage of people are addicted to alcohol or other drugs?
A) 10%-
B) 8%-
C) 5%-
A) 10%
a person goes here to clean out the body of alcohol and substances, but is not treatment
What is detox
What are risk factors?
Things that increase a person's chances of developing substance abuse or dependency.
Which major organ is directly affected by addiction?
the brain
The legal age in Manitoba to consume or purchase alcohol in Canada
What is 18
What is the most commonly used drug in Canada?
marijuana
when our body needs the substance when we have using it consistently over time s called
dependance
Name 3 risk factors for addiction.
Genetics, environment, early age, stress/trauma, and mental health hx..
Around what age is the brain finished developing?
mid 20's
When a person starts to use again after some sobriety
what is a slip or relapse
What is the neurotransmitter in the brain is most affected by drug abuse?
Dopamine
The need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. In other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
tolerance
90% of people with an addiction started using at a young age T/F
True
What does H.A.L.T stand for?
What is the deadliest drug?
Alcohol
What type of addiction is it when the BODY itself feels a direct need for a drug?
physical dependency.
the effects often felt after someone stops using substances
what is withdrawal
The younger people use substances, the less chance they have at becoming addicted. True or false?
False. The younger one begins using the more chance they have at becoming addicted.
Name at least 3 specific areas of the body that can be affected by drug use.
Mouth, Liver, Throat, Lungs, Skin, Kidney, Bladder, Heart, Brain
What percentage of those addicted to substances receive treatment? 20%, 40%, 5% or 10%
10%
What type of addiction is it when the MIND sends the body a message that it needs more of a drug?
psychological dependency
A neurotransmitter in the brain that is triggered by substances and causes a repeat in behaviors?
dopamine
What is one of the most common 'gateway' drugs?
Alcohol, marijuana, nicotine
Name at least 3 diseases or illnesses that can result from drug use.
What are: Hepatitis, Heart Disease, Obesity, Mental Health disorders, HIV, Cancer, a Stroke, etc.