Stimulants
Central nervous system depressants, sometimes referred to as sedatives and tranquilizers, are substances that can slow _________.
What is brain activity?
Repeated use of marijuana can lead to _________.
What is addiction?
Alcohol consumption leads to feelings of _________, which becomes especially dangerous behind the wheel of a car.
What is invincibility?
This stimulant is a highly addictive, illegal drug that is created from the leaves of the coca plant.
What is Cocaine?
This illegal drug is considered a derivative of Opium and the cravings for another fix, larger and larger doses and the extreme discomfort of withdrawal often leads to overdose and death.
What is Heroin?
This molecules sends messages from a sending neuron across a synapse to receptor sites on a receiving neuron.
What is a neurotransmitter?
When someone uses marijuana, _________, normally 70 to 80 beats per minute, may increase by 20 to 50 beats per minute or, in some cases, even double.
What is heart rate?
________ is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days.
What is binge drinking?
These types of drugs alter perceptions and moods.
What are Psychoactive drugs?
This chemical is the main psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana.
What is THC?
This disorder is marked by tolerence, withdrawal, and a drive to continue the problematic behavior.
What is alcohol use disorder?
This stimulant is also a mild hallucinogen, but prolonged use can destroy serotonin-producing neurons, impair memory, and permanently deflate mood.
What is Ecstasy?
This disorder can cause our brain to shrink.
What is alcohol use disorder?
A recent study of marijuana users who began using in adolescence revealed substantially reduced connectivity among brain areas responsible for learning and ________.
What is memory?
A university study found that 80 percent of male students and 70 percent of female student had been drinking right before this happened _______.
What is Sexual Assaults?
This highly addictive stimulant is delivered through a plant that kills 5.4 million people each year and by 2030 it is predicted to kill 8 million people each year.
What is nicotine?
Narcotics change brain chemistry and result in a person becoming physically and emotionally _______ upon the drugs.
What is Dependent?
Drugs are chemicals that affect the brain by tapping into its communication system and interfering with the way _______ normally send, receive, and process information.
What are neurons?
The more often the person uses Marijuana, especially during adolecence (age 13-26), the greater the risk for ______.
What is anxiety? or What is depression? or What is psychosis? or What is addiction?
Alcohol slows brain activity that controls judgment and inhibitions, the term for this is ____________.
What is disinhibitor?