Addiction
What is addiction considered?
A disease.
Is alcohol a depressant or a stimulant?
Depressant.
Is Nicotine a stimulant or a depressant?
Stimulant
It is the pain of what that makes it so difficult to quit and to stay "CLEAN" or "SOBER"?
Withdrawal
What age (on average) is the brain fully developed?
25
What is tolerance?
When you need greater amounts of a drug in order to feel its effects.
What is the legal limit for a person over 21 when driving a vehicle?
.08
What is the thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns?
Tar
Most drugs make a person feel “high” by causing the brain to release unusually large amounts of what neurotransmitter?
DOPAMINE
What are the two possible causes for a mental disorder?
1. Disordered Brain Chemistry
2. Learning/Life Events
What are protective factors in terms of addiction? (Name 3)
•Connected with Treatment for Mental Health Challenges – Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, etc.
•Active in sports, school clubs, positive community activities
•Success in school (even small successes count).
•Connection with positive/non-drug using adult role model
•Strong and positive family bonds
•Parental involvement and attitude of non-acceptance for drug use
•Friends/Peers that do not use, attitude of non-acceptance
Name 3 long term effects of alcohol use.
2. Cirrohosis of the liver
3. Damage to brain function
4. Chronic heart failure
What is the colorless, odorless and poisonous gas found in cigarette smoke?
Carbon Monoxide
What is a risk factor for Heroin use?
Use of Opioids
What is a risk factor?
Anything that increases your likelihood of disease or injury.
What is the SWISS CHEESE MODEL of addiction?
The more holes you have in your social slice, the more risks you have in terms of addiction. The less wholes are the protective factors for you to protect you from addiction.
What can happen to a baby when a woman is drinking while pregnant?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
What is the only industry that spends more $ than tobacco companies on advertising?
Automobiles
What are the 6 categories of drugs?
1. Stimulants
2. Depressants
3. Hallucinogens
4. Cannabis/Marijuana
5. Opioids
6. Inhalants
What does MISSPE stand for in terms of the 6 dimensions of our health/wellness?
1. Mental
2. Intellectual
3. Social
4. Spiritual
5. Physical
6. Envionmental
Name 3 risk factors for addiction.
Mental Health Challenges
Family life
Friends you spend time with
Genetics
What is the legal limit for a person under the age of 21 driving?
ZERO TOLERANCE
What % start smoking before the age of 18?
90%
What is called when two or more substances combined to create an effect that is greater than one by itself?
Synergism or Synergy
Name the categories of Nutrients?
1. Carbohydrates
2. Fats
3. Proteins
4. Minerals
5. Vitamins
6. Water