Drugs on the Brain
Nicotine/Tobacco
Marijuana
Alcohol and the bennies
Random
100
How much does the brain weigh?
What is 3 pounds!
100
Cigarettes deliver nicotine to the brain in about this many seconds after inhalation.
What is 7–10 seconds?
100
Dabs often contain THC levels in this approximate range, far exceeding traditional marijuana flower.
Answer: What is 60–90% THC?
100
What category of drug is alcohol
What is a depressant
100
Heavy or long-term substance use can make it harder to experience pleasure, a condition commonly seen in early recovery.
Answer: What is anhedonia?
200
What part of your brain is last to develop?
HINT: Helps us make decisions, learn, and make memories
What is the prefrontal cortex or frontal lobe
200
What is the lung disease caused by flavors of vapes?
HINT: movie theater style
What is Popcorn Lung
200
Recreational marijuana products are more likely to be marketed toward high THC content, while medical products often aim to balance THC with this compound.
Answer: What is CBD?
200
Consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time which can cause overdose and possible death
What is binge drinking
This is about 4-5 drinks in a single occasion
200
Consuming several energy drinks or drinks with high caffeine content may experience which of the following side effects
A. feeling irritable, nervous, and restless
B. Headache
C. Rapid heart rate
D. Feeling nauseous
E. All of the above
What is - E. all of the above
Caffeine is a drug!
Adults can consume up to 400mg of caffeine however, teens under 17 should not have more than 100mg a day.
Prime Energy: 200mg / Can of coke: 34mg / Coffee: 95mg / Redbull: 111mg
300
This category of drugs slows down the messages from our brains to our body causing our breathing, heart rate, and other organs to become dangerously slow.
What is a depressant
300
How many chemicals are in a cigarette?
BONUS!! (Extra 100pts) - How many chemicals are in a vape?
What is 7000 chemicals
BONUS!! - 2000+ chemicals
300
Marijuana is classified as a stimulant, depressant and __________.
What is a hallucinogen
300
This explains why benzodiazepines are sometimes used short-term during alcohol detox but are dangerous for long-term use in people with substance use disorders.
Answer: What is cross-tolerance?
300
Chronic substance use can dysregulate the brain’s stress system, increasing this hormone and contributing to anxiety, sleep problems, and relapse risk.
Answer: What is cortisol?
400
This category of drugs speeds up the brain messages to the rest of our body causing our breathing, heart rate and blood pressure to increase. This puts us at risk for heart attack
What is a stimulant
400
This chemical is added to cigarettes to increase nicotine absorption by making the smoke easier to inhale deeply.
Answer: What is ammonia?
400
This delayed onset effect of edibles is a major reason users accidentally overconsume and experience panic, paranoia, or ER visits.
Answer: What is delayed absorption?
400
T or F
12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine and 1.5 ounces of liquor (ex: whiskey & vodka) all have the same amount of pure alcohol
What is true!
Even though these drinks come in different sizes, the drinks below are each examples of one standard drink. Each drink has a standard of 14 grams of pure alcohol.
400
T or F
Inhalants are gases or fumes from everyday products (spray paint, glue, gasoline) that are inhaled or sniffed to cause an immediate high
What is true
Inhalants cut off oxygen to the brain and can cause permanent damage. Can cause sudden death (immediate heart failure or suffocation)
500
Long-term alcohol use can shrink this brain region, contributing to memory problems and difficulty learning new information.
What is the hippocampus?
500
The first commercially packaged cigarettes were mass-produced in the late 1800s after this invention made production faster.
Answer: What is the cigarette-rolling machine?
500
Vomiting, psychosis and panic are all signs of
Marijuana overdose
500
Long-term use of alcohol or benzodiazepines can impair this brain function, leading to poor judgment, memory problems, and increased relapse risk.
Answer: What is executive functioning (prefrontal cortex function)?
500
T or F
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is the percentage of alcohol in a person's bloodstream. 0.0% means there is 0 alcohol in their system and anything over .08% while driving will result in a DUI.
What is true.
.08% is the legal limit for an adult over 21 to drive, however driving abilities are still impaired. If you are driving with a BAC over .08% you will be arrested for a DUI.
.16% is when people start to "blackout". The prefrontal cortex shuts down and our impulse control, attention, judgement, decision making are limited.
.30% to .40% is when someone is likely to have alcohol poisoning or overdose risking coma and death
