Brain and Addiction
When a person's body gets used to a drug and experiences physical symptoms without it
What is physical dependence?
Name 1 short term effect of taking cannabis
What is a sense of feeling, hallucinations, panic, relaxation, sleepiness, confusion, slow reaction time, etc?
Tobacco is usually smoked in ______
What are cigarettes?
The legal age to drink alcohol in Ontario
What is 19 years old?
When a person is overcome by the desire to have a drug they might steal or engage in other illegal activities to get it
What is psychological dependence?
True or False: Increased use of cannabis can lead to addiction
True
BONUS 200 POINTS
What is a drug?
Drugs will damage nerve cells in this organ
What is the brain?
They might look like brownies or candy but contain marijuana
What are edibles?
True or False: Second Hand smoke does NOT have any negative effects
False
Drugs that SPEED UP the central nervous system
What is a stimulant?
When a person's body is used to taking this drug they increase the amount they are consuming
What is tolerance?
True or False: Cannabis acts as a hallucinogen but also has depressant and stimulant effects
True
The main psychoactive ingredient in tobacco products
What is nicotine?
Name 4 healthy ways to cope with stress
What is going for a walk, talking to a friend, playing a sport, journalling, etc?
Returning to drug use after quitting
The ingredient in marijuana that makes a person feel "high"
What is THC?
Name 2 long term effects of the use of tobacco
Depressants are drugs that SLOW DOWN the functions of a central nervous system. Provide 1 example of a depressant
What is alcohol, xanax, sleeping pills, heroin, etc?