BRAIN & ADDICTION
Drugs can damage nerve cells in this organ
What is the brain (neurons)?
The psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that makes a person feel "high"
What is THC? delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
Where teens mostly get the prescription drugs they misuse
What are friends and relatives
The legal age to buy alcohol products in Indiana
What age is 21?
The most commonly used form of nicotine among youth in the United States
Vaping Devices
Irritability, trouble sleeping, decreased appetite, anxiety, muscle and bone pain, diarrhea, vomiting.
What are withdrawal symptoms?
It is one of the most used drugs in the United States, and is widespread among young people
What is Marijuana
What are prescription pain medicines (opioids)?
doing this during the teen years could interfere with normal brain development
Drinking Alcohol
The addictive chemical in tobacco/vape apparatuses
What is nicotine?
When a person needs more of the same drug just to feel normal
What is tolerance?
When people begin using marijuana as teenagers, the drug may impair
what is thinking, memory, and learning functions and affect how the brain builds connections
They can make a person feel relaxed, sleepy, and uncoordinated
What are depressants
Symptoms can include confusion, vomiting, seizures, trouble breathing, and being unconscious
What is Alcohol Poisoning
Nicotine can increase what actions in the cardiovascular system
What is heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure
The neurotransmitter in the brain commonly affected by drugs
What is dopamine?
this has 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?
a drug that slows down brain activity, change your mood, behavior, and self-control and coordination.
What is a CNS Depressant
Vaping devices are sold in minty or fruity flavors which targets whom
Younger audience (pre-teen and teens)
When you can't stop using the drug despite negative consequences
What is addiction
the name of the plant that marijuana is derived from
What is Cannabis
can cause slowed breathing, which can cause hypoxia, a condition that results when too little oxygen reaches the brain
What is Opioid misuse?
refers to the percent of alcohol (ethyl alcohol or ethanol) in a person's blood stream
What Is Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)?
The leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the U.S..
What is tobacco use?