Stimulants + Hallucinogens
These two stimulant medications are prescribed for ADHD
What is Adderall, Ritalin, or Vyvanse
What does MAT stand for?
What is medication assisted treatment
True or False: Addiction is a disease, meaning it is treatable, but not curable.
True
Name the two main chemical components of cannabis
These two legal stimulants can be purchased at most stores
What is Caffeine and Nicotine
Name two short-term effects of stimulant use
Increased heart rate, increased movement, elevated blood pressure, feelings of euphoria, dialated pupils
What is Vivotrol
This word describes when someone needs more of a substance to get the same effect.
What is Tolerance
Name two conditions that can be treated with medical marijuana
Chronic pain, anxiety, depression, epilepsy, PTSD
Celebrities like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe died of drug overdoses linked to this drug
What are Quaaludes
Hallucinogens, like "magic mushrooms" are being used experimentally to treat which conditions?
PTSD, Depression, Anxiety and Addiction (Substance use disorders)
This medication is used to reverse opioid overdoses
Narcan (Naloxone)
This organ is the most effected by addiction
What is the Brain
This organ is the most impacted by alcohol use
What is the Liver
Denzel Washington plays infamous drug king-pin in this Hollywood film?
What is American Gangster
This stimulant-based drug is responsible for mass incarceration in the 1980's and 1990's
What is Crack-cocaine
This class of drugs includes heroin, fentanyl, and prescription pain relievers
What are depressants
Name the two most popular support meetings available to people struggling with addiction
What is AA, Alcoholics anonymous or NA, Narcotics Anonymous
In NJ, if you have (3) DUI convictions, you lose your license for ______
10 years
This US president started the war on drugs
Who is Richard Nixon
Which hallucinogen was discovered accidentally in the 1970's?
What is LSD
What is Xylazine or Tranq
Addiction was historically viewed as a moral failing and could only be treated with the use of ____________.
What is religion
Using cannabis at a young age can increase the risk of this later in life.
Mental health issues
How many states is marijuana legal in?
39 states