True or False
Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
What is true.
200
A common cause of fire among intoxicated people is
What is falling asleep or passing out before extinguishing a cigarette.
200
Addys or Zing
What is Adderall.
200
Intense feelings of happiness.
Increased energy/sociability and self-esteem.
Improved attention.
Suppressed appetite.
What is a stimulant (cocaine, Methamphetamine, Adderall and Ritalin)
200
____________ is one of the top causes of relapse.
a. Lack of willpower
b. Bad marriages
c. stress
What is stress.
200
Drug addiction is a __________ disease because the abuse of drugs leads to changes in the structure and function
What is the brain.
300
Alcoholism is the _______ leading lifestyle-related cause of death in the nation
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
What is 3rd
300
Bloom, Bliss, Meow-Meow
What is Bath Salts.
300
Visual hallucinations.
Amplification of sensations like sounds and smells.
Distorted sense of time.
Blending of senses, such as “seeing” sounds or “hearing” colors.
Impulsive behavior, quickly shifting emotions.
What is LSD/Acid.
300
A heroin addict starts abusing alcohol.
What is cross-addiction.
300
One addict helping another addict.
What is self-help. Or Self-help meetings
400
Alcohol is rapidly absorbed into bloodstream from the ____________ and less rapidly from the stomach and colon.
What is the small intestine .
400
Red Devils or Orange Crush
What is cough syrup or DXM.
400
Euphoria, or intense feelings of pleasure.
Anxiety-relief.
Relaxation.
Sedation.
What is a benzodiazepine.
400
* Hunger
* Anger
* Loneliness
* Tiredness
What is a trigger.
400
Most drugs affect the brain's "reward circuit" by flooding it with the chemical messenger _______________.
What is dopamine.
500
Up to _________ of all hospital beds in the United States (except for those being used by maternity and intensive care patients) are being used to treat health conditions that are related to alcohol consumption.
a. 25% b. 40% c. 15%
What is 40%
500
Glad, Oz, Bold
What is inhalants.
500
An intense, initial "rush" that may persist for 30 minutes.
Higher motivation to accomplish goals.
Confidence/feelings of improved intellect and ability to solve problems.
What is Crystal Methamphetamine.
500
_________ _________ _________ can greatly increase the risk of addiction relapse if left untreated
What is Mental Health Issues.
500
Long-term drug use causes changes in other brain chemical systems and circuits as well, affecting functions that include:
Name 2 of these brain functions that are impaired.
What is learning
judgment
decision-making
stress
memory
behavior