Brain
Drug or alcohol use triggers what?
Dopamine.
What can you do to stop addiction?
Go to a counselor/rehab.
Alcohol can make you _____________ and fall over
Lose balance
What does "Age of first encounter" mean?
The age of someone when they first used an addictive substance.
Alcohol make you do things that you otherwise wouldn't/effect your decision making.
True
What does a drug first need to go through to get to the brain?
The bloodstream.
When you do a certain thing "feel good" chemicals are released, then your brain gets used to having this in your life, making it hard to stop.
How does addiction happen?
What are 3 effects alcohol has on the body?
Slurred speech, poor judgement, confusion, slowed reaction times, worsened motor performance, and blurry vision.
Drunk.
Affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behavior.
Drugs and alcohol "Hijack the brain."
True
What part of the brain does alcohol effect first?
Frontal lobe
What are reasons someone might do something that causes addiction?
To fit in or to ease the pain of a traumatic experience or mental health issues.
____________ are more susceptible to alcohol than adults and why.
Teenagers and because their brains are still developing.
What does it mean to blackout?
To wake up the next day without remembering what you said or did.
All drugs are bad.
False.
Drugs target the brains what?
It's webs of neurons and synapses.
The ________ you are when you start drinking, the more likely you'll have a problem.
Younger.
Alcohol makes you ________ which causes head and body aches
Dehydrate
What can hangover be considered as?
A mini withdrawal syndrome.
Teens and young adults who drink have a smaller prefrontal lobe than the same age who don't.
True.
What two main parts of the brain are effected by drug use?
The Limbic system and Cortex.
What did scientists first think addiction was and in what year?
Brain disorder and 1950.
What do painkillers raise?
Serotonin and noradrenaline.
What does substance disorder mean?
Addiction.
The Cortex produces dopamine.
False.