Addition
Gateway Drugs
Tobacco
Alcohol
Misc.
100
Addiction is a ______________ of the brain.
What is disease.
100
The need for more to achieve the same high.
What is tolerance.
100
This reaches the brain in seconds.
What is nicotine.
100
_______________ from alcohol can be deadly.
What is withdrawal.
100
Addiction is a lack of willpower. True of False.
What is False.
200
Using a drug after a period of sobriety.
What is a relapse.
200
Giving into others.
What is peer pressure.
200
On average, a cigarette smoker dies ____ years earlier than a non-smoker.
What is 10.
200
Alcohol can shorten the lifespan by ____ years.
What is 30.
200
Substance use can eliminate our brain's ability to produce chemicals. True or False.
What is True.
300
A powerful desire for something.
What is a craving.
300
Believing nothing bad will happen.
What is false courage.
300
Smoking in adolescence can ________ lung growth.
What is stunt.
300
Alcohol can be genetic. True or false.
What is true.
300
___________ regulates all of our bodily functions.
What is neurotransmitters.
400
This is how you manage and overcome addiction.
What is treatment.
400
#3 cause of preventable deaths in the United Stated.
What is alcohol.
400
This neurotransmitter is responsible for the reward and pleasure part of the brain.
What is dopamine.
400
Alcohol affects this neurotransmitter by causing sluggish movement, slurred speech, and slowed breathing.
What is GABA.
400
Using mind-altering substance is an effort to meet a _____ or _________ need.
What is real or perceived.
500
Practice makes perfect. This causes nerve impulses to move more quickly.
What is myelination.
500
#1 cause of preventable deaths in the United States.
What is tobacco.
500
This neurotransmitter is responsible for controlling breathing, heart rate, and memory.
What is acetylcholine.
500
This neurotransmitter is suppressed by alcohol, causing functions in the body to slow down.
What is glutamate.
500
This causes the "high" feeling we experience when using drugs.
What is chemical levels changing in the brain.
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