Definitions
When someone is left without vital signs
What is an Overdose?
This route has a high risk of inhaling a foreign object
What is Snorting?
Casey's middle name is?
What is Taylor?
Addiction is considered a ________ disease
What is Treatable; Developmental?
Negative, stressful and traumatizing events that are experienced before the age of 18
What are ACES?
The largest part of the brain mass
What is the Cerebral Cortex?
Meth can be used through this route
What is Smoking, Injection?
F + D =
What is Happiness / Smiley face!
The example of the dog slobbering on you when you are happy vs. angry is describing emotion regulation; which is controlled in the...
What is the Limbic System?
A person who lives with alcoholism and Bipolar Disorder
What is a Concurrent Disorder?
The part of the brain that is responsible for hormone production and release
What is the Hypothalamus?
This route requires a person to use a patch
Transdermal
When a synapse becomes overwhelmed with a neurotransmitter
What is Neurotransmitter Saturation?
Imagine you are a doctor in an emergency room. A patient arrives with a severe head injury, and you need to quickly assess which part of their brain might be affected to ensure their vital functions such as breathing and heart rate are not compromised. Which brain region would you be most concerned about?
What is the Brain Stem?
The capacity and resources someone has to enter recovery
What is Recovery Capital?
What is the Brain Stem; Medulla?
People typically become highly addicted to the substances that they _______
What is Inject?
When drugs enter the bloodstream, a signal is sent that excites certain dendrites in a nerve circuit. This signal is processed by the cell body, which in turn then sends instructions about the signal down through the axon. The axon conveys the signal and a neurotransmitter - often ________ is released by the terminals.
What is Dopamine?
Improves the speed of the axon
What is Myelin?
Working towards a life of well-being that is free from discrimination
What is Recovery?
Responsible for emotion and motivation, especially those related to survival
What is the Limbic System?
___________ addictive substances is by far the easiest form of consumption
What is Swallowing?
Because drug use is essentially a chemical invasion of the brain, the central nervous system will seek to control the effects of the substance. This is accomplished through a process called __________; whereby users find it increasingly more ________ to get high.
What is Tolerance; Difficult?
Cory's middle name is?
What is Brian?