Neurons
The primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.
What is GABA?
This is the most commonly used illicit drug.
What is cannabis?
This type of drug blocks the action of a neurotransmitter at its receptor.
What is an antagonist?
The most common reason why people do not seek treatment for a SUD.
What is denial that they have a problem?
This structure prevents toxins—and most drugs—from entering the brain.
What is the blood-brain barrier?
Excitatory ionotropic receptors open this type of channel in the middle of the receptor.
What is sodium?
This age group has the highest frequency of abuse of most substances.
What is young adults?
The route of administration that gets a drug to the brain the fastest.
What is inhalation?
The medical management of withdrawal symptoms.
What is detox?
This pathway in the brain is important for feelings of reward, motivation, and addiction.
What is the mesolimbic dopamine pathway?
This action of a neurotransmitter or drug will make an action potential less likely to occur.
What is hyperpolarization?
This term can describe the process by which people use drugs to reduce anxiety or eliminate withdrawal symptoms.
What is negative reinforcement?
The minimum dose of a drug needed to obtain a desired effect.
What is potency?
This treatment option is best for those with underlying psychiatric symptoms, severe SUDs, and/or limited social support.
What is inpatient treatment?
This brain region is responsible for self-control and delaying gratification.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Cocaine and SSRIs can be classified as this type of drug based on their ability to block the recycling of neurotransmitters.
What is a reuptake inhibitor?
A class of drugs that targets serotonin synapses.
What are psychedelics?
This drug binds to and activates receptors, but only elicits a sub-maximal effect.
What is a partial agonist?
This therapeutic technique target's a person's ambivalence towards change.
What is motivational interviewing?
Alcohol, at high doses, can be fatal by inhibiting this brain structure.
What is the brainstem?
This drug increases dopamine signaling by inhibiting GABA neurons.
What is cannabis / opioids / alcohol?
Exposure to a drug-predictive cue will elicit this response.
What is craving?
The metabolic process by which a constant percentage of a drug is eliminated every half-life.
What is first-order kinetics?
This therapeutic technique helps people who use drugs identify their triggers and devise a coping plan.
What is relapse prevention?
If someone consumes too much alcohol tonight, they may experience a blackout. This would be caused by inhibition of this brain structure.
What is the hippocampus?