Effects on the Brain & Body
What chemical in the brain is heavily affected by most addictive substances and is linked to pleasure and reward?
What is dopamine.
The chronic, relapsing condition involving compulsive substance use despite consequences is called what
What is addiction
The legal blood alcohol limit for driving in most states is what
What is 0.08%.
Marijuana’s main psychoactive ingredient is called what
What is THC
A trigger is anything that creates what
What is a craving or urge to use
Alcohol is classified as what type of drug?
What is a depressant.
The first stage of recovery often involves removing substances from the body
What is detox
Alcohol poisoning can cause slowed breathing, vomiting, and what dangerous loss of consciousness
What is passing out
Fentanyl is dangerous because it is how many times stronger than morphine
What is 50–100 times stronger.
Name one common emotional trigger
What is stress, loneliness, anger, or boredom
Long‑term alcohol use can damage this organ responsible for filtering toxins
What is the liver
Name one protective factor that helps support recovery
What is support systems, coping skills, or healthy routines
Drinking large amounts in a short time is known as what
What is binge drinking.
Cocaine is classified as what type of drug
: What is a stimulant
A coping skill that involves slowing breathing to calm the body is called what
What is deep breathing
Methamphetamine use can cause severe dental problems known by what nickname
What is meth mouth.
This term describes the brain’s need for more of a substance to get the same effect
What is tolerance.
Alcohol affects this system, which controls movement, coordination, and balance
What is the central nervous system.
This class of prescription drugs is used for pain but carries a high risk of addiction
What are opioids
Changing people, places, and things is an example of what type of strategy
What is avoiding high‑risk situations
This part of the brain, responsible for decision‑making and impulse control, is weakened by substance use
What is the prefrontal cortex
As Jill Call's it the Wise Mind
The cycle of addiction often includes four stages: experimentation, regular use, risky use, and what final stage
What is dependence/addiction
Name one long‑term health condition linked to heavy alcohol use.
What is liver disease, heart disease, or pancreatitis.
Mixing alcohol with benzodiazepines increases the risk of what life‑threatening condition
What is respiratory depression.
This IOP groups favorite thing to talk about besides alcohol and drugs
WHAT IS FOOD?