The Science of Addiction
Illegal Drugs
Prescription Drugs
Alcohol, the Brain, and Addiction
Vaping and Energy Drinks
100
How much a person uses before they feel the effect of the drug.
What is tolerance or tolerance level?
100
Different ways in which drugs can be administered.
What is injected, snorted, smoked, swallowed.
100
These deaths outnumber deaths from heroin and cocaine combined.
What are prescription drug deaths.
100
A neurotransmitter that is released in the brain that gives you pleasure or a good feeling when a drug is used.
What is dopamine?
100

A highly addictive chemical found in e-cig flavoring that affects your brain by releasing dopamine?



What is nicotine?

200
Physiological and psychological dependence on a drug.
What is addiction or steps in the cycle of addiction?
200
Often known as the "gateway drug" because it could lead to other drugs.
What is marijuana?
200
A type of medication that is used to eliminate pain.
What is an opioid?
200

Body size, gender, body mass, age.

What are characteristics that determine how alcohol is absorbed in the body?

200

This organization is responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply but has not confirmed that Energy Drinks are safe to drink. 

What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?

300
User develops a chemical need for the drug. When the drug wears off, withdrawal symptoms will occur.
What is physiological dependence?
300
More lethal than illegal drugs.
What are prescription drugs?
300
To prevent overdoses, lessening the effect of birth control, or misuse.
What are reasons why you should read prescription drug labels.
300

This starts at .05 B.A.L. or B.A.C. where alcohol is starting to affect thinking or thought processes, brain, inhibition, impulsive behavior.

What is mental imparment.

300
Side effects from energy drinks.
What is high blood pressure, rapid heart beats, arrhythmia, mood changes, seizures?
400
A condition that happens over time that makes you think you need the drug to feel good. When the drug is absent emotional withdrawals occur.
What is psychological dependence.
400

Often called the "date rape drug" and can be associated with sexually transmitted diseases.

What is Rohypnol (or Roofies)?

400
A substance often combined with prescription drugs which could result in death.
What is alcohol?
400

The age of 24-25.

What is the age in which the brain is fully developed?

400

One can of an energy drink has about the same amount of caffeine as _____ cups of coffee.

What is 5?

500
The Cycle of Addiction.
What is..... Use--->Abuse--->Psychological Dependence--->Physiological Dependence.
500
Ways in which someone can get help with drug addiction.
What are Hospitals, Hotlines, Websites, Schools, Anonymous Groups etc.
500
The most common type of prescription drug addiction.
What is opioid addiction?
500

Alcohol is staring to affect vision, hearing, coordination and reflexes being impaired; DUI or DWI.

What is .08 B.A.L.?

500

Nicotine is a drug that is a stimulant and highly addictive and causes changes in this organ quickly and leaves the it craving more.

What is the brain?

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