Brain & Addiction
A substance that can change the way a person thinks or feels
What is a drug?
The ingredient in Marijuana that makes a person feel "High"
What is THC?
Where do most teens get prescription drugs to misuse?
What are family and friends?
A popular way to inhale nicotine without lighting a cigarette
What are e-cigs or vaping?
A medication used to revive someone experiencing an opioid overdose
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
Drugs can damage nerve cells in this organ
What is the brain?
They may look like brownies or candy but contain marijuana
What are marijuana edibles?
Type of medication that some college students misuse in an effort to "focus more" when under pressure with their studies
What are stimulants or ADHD meds?
The legal age to buy nicotine/tobacco products in Tennessee?
21
When a person has both a substance use disorder AND a mental health disorder
What is co-occurring disorder?
Neurotransmitter in brain commonly effected by drugs.
What is dopamine?
This inactive ingredient in marijuana doesn't get you "high" but can be used to treat some medical conditions such as epilepsy to prevent seizures
What is CBD?
A drug used for enhancing muscle development that can lead to shriveled testicles and sexual dysfunction
What are anabolic steroids?
Type of tobacco absorbed through mouth tissues
What is smokeless tobacco (i.e. dip, snuff, chew).
When a person stops misusing drugs and alcohol and resumes a productive and healthy life
What is recovery?
When a person needs more of the same drug just to feel normal.
What is tolerance?
It's made in a lab to look like marijuana but isn't
What is K2 or spice?
Legal drugs closely related to heroin
What are opioids?
Addictive chemical in tobacco
What is nicotine?
When medications are used to treat opioid, nicotine, or alcohol use disorders?
What is Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)?
Returning to drug use after quitting
What is relapse?
What chemical in marijuana has increased in potency over the last few decades?
When you can't stop using drugs despite negative consequences
What is addiction?
The leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States
What is tobacco use?
When a baby is treated for opioid withdrawal after the mother uses opioids during pregnancy
What is Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)?