BRAIN & ADDICTION
When you can't stop using the drug despite negative consequences
What is addiction
The ingredient in marijuana that makes a person feel "high"
What is THC?
A substance that can change the way a person feels or functions
What is a drug?
The addictive chemical in tobacco
What is nicotine?
The neurotransmitter in the brain commonly affected by drugs
What is dopamine?
Drugs can damage nerve cells in this organ
What is the brain?
What are prescription pain medicines (opioids)?
The leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the U.S..
What is tobacco use?
When a person needs more of the same drug just to feel normal
What is tolerance?
Lack of motivation, losing focus, paranoia, and moodiness, difficulty sleeping, irritability and nausea.
What are side effects of marijuana use?
They can make a person feel relaxed, sleepy, and uncoordinated
What are depressants
A popular way to inhale nicotine, without lighting a cigarette
What is vaping?
Where teens mostly get the prescription drugs they misuse
What are friends and relatives
Had increased potency over the past few decades
What is the amount of THC in marijuana
They have effects similar to cocaine when misused
What are stimulants?
The legal age to buy tobacco/nicotine products in Washington State
What age is 21?