Effects On body
What is an effect substance abuse can have on your body that starts with an I and is related to sleep?
Insomnia
What is it called when a person that quit a drug goes back on it?
relapse
What is a major "gateway" drug?
marijuana
What is the amount of time it takes to see withdrawal symptoms of marijuana users?
2-3 days
What is one of the most common used names for marijuana that starts with a W?
weed
What is an effect substance abuse can have on your body that starts with a B and has to do with how your heart pumps blood?
High Blood Pressure
What is the part of the brain that drugs activate to make you feel good when using them?
pleasure circuit
Cannabis Sativa
What is a marijuana plant called?
What is the amount of tax money drug addiction costs each year in America?
484 billion dollars
What is one of the most common names for cocaine that starts with a C?
coke
What is the main organ that effected by alcohol?
Liver
What is the part of the brain drugs like marijuana mimics?
neurotransmitters such as dopamine or serotonin
What is the state that was first legalized for use of medical Marijuana?
California
What is the term used when a person needs more and more of a drug to get the same high after using for a while?
tolerance
What is the full name of meth?
Methamphetamine
How does alcohol place as the number of preventable deaths?
What is it called when you drink a lot and have a headache and feel nauseous the next day?
a hang over
What is the type of person that could arrest you for use of recreational marijuana even if its legalized?
FBI
What is the percent of American adults that have a substance abuse problem?
52%
What is alcohol often called?
Booze
What is the part of the body that addiction changes the structure of?
Brain
What is the disorder that alcoholics can develop that starts with a W?
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome-Korsakoff syndrome is a chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B-1). Korsakoff syndrome is most commonly caused by alcohol misuse, but certain other conditions also can cause the syndrome.
What is the main chemical in Marijuana that gets you high?
THC
What is the percent of people that get addicted to Marijuana who has tried it?
10%
What is the full name for the drug often called Ice?
Crystal methamphetamine