Addiction
Describes a state of consciousness, when the mind is free of scattered thoughts and various patterns
What is meditation?
Any consumption of alcohol or drugs
What is Drug Use?
A physical and/or psychological dependence on a drug regardless of its harmful consequence. Biochemical changes in the brain happen - both mental AND physical reliance
What is addiction?
The ingestion of more of a drug than the body can successfully process at one time
What is drug overdose?
What is someone's baseline?
Continued use of drugs / alcohol when it causes problems (trouble with work, family, health, money)
What is drug abuse?
Typically refers to physical dependence to the drug or alcohol. (tolerance and withdrawal)
What is dependence?
The leading cause of preventable death in the United States.
What is smoking tobacco?
Cell membrane thickens to defend the brain from being exposed to too much of the substance (Change is irreversible) (BBB)
What is blood brain barrier?
Drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
What is Narcan?