Lasting impressions
It looks like
In defense
The whys
A weed by any other name
100
The need to take more of a drug to get the same effect.
What is tolerance?
100
Comes in powder or crystal form, made from the coca plant, and next to meth creates the greatest psychological dependence of any drug.
What is cocaine?
100
Saying something that is false.
What is "lying"?
100
To escape, to fit in, to experiment, to rebel, to have something to do.
What are reasons people use?
100
weed, pot, grass, reefer, joint, mary jane
What are other names for marijuana?
200
A specific set of symptoms that occur when use of a drug is discontinued.
What is withdrawal?
200
The sharing of medication for something like ADHD without the other person having a prescription
What is prescription drug abuse?
200
Refusing to accept reality.
What is "denial"?
200
Situations or internal stress that prompt a person's desire to use drugs again.
What are triggers?
200
A mixture of powerful chemicals & herbs similar to active ingredient in marijuana but much stronger, untested in humans and marketed as incense.
What is spice?
300
Negative impact on health, money, relationships, job, school, etc.
What are the consequences of drug abuse?
300
A drug made from ingredients like battery acid, drain cleaner, lantern fuel, and antifreeze that can cause anxiety, euphoria, and depression.
What is meth?
300
Twisting words, playing on emotions, and managing a situation in a calculated way to get what one wants.
What is "manipulation"?
300
The re-occurrence of a previous condition such as substance use.
What is relapse?
300
Sleeping disorders, anxiety, restlessness, irritability, problems eating
What are withdrawal symptoms of marijuana?
400
Testing or trying new or different drugs.
What is drug experimentation?
400
This can cause blackouts, memory loss, impaired judgement, and hangovers
What is alcohol?
400
Explaining something away.
What is rationalization?
400
Some examples include low commitment to school, negative peer influence, low parental involvement, community and interpersonal violence, poverty, sensation seeking, and family history of alcohol or drug use.
What are risk factors?
400
The effects of marijuana
What are impaired judgment, lack of coordination, short term memory loss, impaired decision making, and the loss of a sense of time?
500
Symptoms can include increased tolerance, withdrawal, craving for the substance, inability to cut down or stop, preoccupation with the substance, and continued use despite negative consequences.
What is substance dependence or addiction?
500
It floods the brain’s reward system when a person does drugs (making them feel pleasure and want to repeat the experience).
What is the neurotransmitter dopamine?
500
Treating or describing things as smaller or less important than they actually are.
What is "minimizing"?
500
Some examples include optimism, problem-solving skills, humor, adaptability, self-regulation, close relationship among family members.
What are protective factors?
500
The percentage of daily marijuana users that become addicted
What is 25%-50%?
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