Drugs
Addiction
Quitting Addiction
Pre-Addiction
Addiction in Teens
100

How many people have died from marijuana usage?

0

100

What is the easiest drug to get addicted to?

cocaine

100

Is it easy to quit addiction?

No

100

What part of the brain gets affected by pre-addiction?

Basal ganglia

100

What drugs have the highest risk of overdose in teens?

Laced/Unknown Drugs

200

Why do people lace drugs with fentanyl? 

It is cheap and gets people addicted

200

What is psychedelic rehab?

Rewiring someone's brain with drugs 

200

Is it possible to heal from an addiction?

Yes - but most people need a lot of support

200

What is pre-addiction?

Mild or moderate substance use disorder, or the stage before an addiction gets really bad
200

How many teens died from a drug overdose in 2021?

1,146

300

What are some gateway drugs?

Heroin, Cocaine, Molly, Percocet, and Opiates.

300

What are some behavioral side effects of addiction?

Problems at school/work, obsessing about the next dose, lying, experiencing withdrawal symptoms 

300

What is drug addiction treatment?

Rehab/Behavioral Therapy

300

Why is pre-addiction so important?

By the time somebody reaches out for help, sometimes it is already too late

300

Why do teens feel dependant on drugs or alcohol? 

Teens think they need the drug to function

400

What is the average price of a gram of coke?

$80-100

400

What are some physical side effects to addiction?

Damage to major organs, hangover, illness

400
Why do people continue to use drugs?

Seeking drugs turns into a habit, its not conscious rational decision making 

400

What is the honeymoon phase?

The period before you start to see the effects of hard drugs on your body after you start taking them

400

Why is it so hard for teens to quit?

Consistent use affects the mind, so things that were once fun aren't as impactful

500
How much fentanyl is a lethal amount? 

2 mg

500
What parts of the brain are affected by addiction?
Basal ganglia, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex
500

Why does an addict suffer from withdrawal symptoms?

Drugs overpower the brain's reward circuit and make it hard to feel pleasure from anything else. 

500

How much dopamine floods your brain when you use drugs?

10 times the normal amount 

500

What is the average age of first using marijuana?

14

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