Brain Blast!
What did we talk about in group yesterday? I can't quite remember...
Hippocampus
OOH. That feels good! Do it again. Do it again. Do it again....
Dopamine
Smoking weed might seem like a good way turn this off and relax... but in actuality, this flares back up when we come back down
Stress and anxiety
There's only one way home from the bar...No DUI. Guaranteed.
UBER, LIFT!!!!
Now she want a photo, you already know tho, you only live once thats the motto...
Maximize positive outcomes, minimize negative consequences
Old dogs can learn new tricks! We are blazing new trails in the brain. Thanks to this function!
Neuroplasticity
Down in the dumps? Maybe some sunlight will pick you up!
Serotonin
Marijuana is to Rocky Balboa...
As
This part of the brain is to Ivan Drago....
Hippocampus
Like Miss O always says...If you dont drive where there is drink, you wont...
Drink and Drive
use of drugs or alcohol that continues even when significant problems related to their use have developed.
Addiction
Remember nuggets. When the brain adapts to a sustained level of elevated chemicals in the brain. Needing more to feel the same buzz.
Withdrawl
Valentines day. Netflix and chill. Want to snuggle a guinea pig? Or maybe a baby is more your speed.
Oxytocin
These receptors are all over the brain. When we smoke weed these receptors get pinged.
CB1 receptors. Cannabinoid Receptors.
I am the toxin that alcohol is transformed into when metabolized in the body.
Acetaldehyde
Process Addiction.
Adult Tantrums. You've been Hijacked!
Amygdala
Usain Bolt. No pain. No gain in the brain!
Endorphins
When everything is interesting, nothing is interesting.
The use of weed may cause this: "a lack of interest in thing that were once important or pleasurable to a person"
Anhedonia
A standard drink.... in a shot glass please
1.5 fl/oz
This addictive behavior is illegal in both Hawaii and Utah
Gambling
Transmits signals between the spinal cord and the higher parts of the brain and in controlling autonomic activities, such as heartbeat and respiration. Alcohol poisoning will suppress this...you may risk death.
Medulla Oblongata
Chill out man. That natural transmitter that occurs in the brain. Chill out. Have a drink.
GABA
Smoking Marijuana can aggravate underlying conditions that might mimic the effects of schizophrenia, causing delusions and detachment from reality. This is called.....
Marijuana psychosis
hmm.... this is a tall boy. Guess I'll have to do the math. How many oz of alcohol is even in a standard drink these days...
0.6 fl/ oz
Want to remove the potential of developing a gambling disorder? Wouldn't it be nice if such a program existed for those of us who struggle with SUD
VEP (Voluntary Exclusion Program)