Intro to Drugs
A stimulant drug does what for the brain?
Increases Activity in the Central Nervous system
medical and recreational
Fentanyl a synthetic drug.
(true or false)
True
Open ended: what does cocaine traditionally look like?
What is the chemical released that causes happiness?
Dopamine
A drug
Medical Marijuana
What is the dosage it takes to overdose on fentanyl?
stimulant
Sharing needles can lead to what disease?
Blood borne (HIV/Hepatitis)
Prescribed pain killers
What are 2 psychological effects of recreational marijuana?
Anxiety
Which category of drug is fentanyl? Why?
Narcotic because it is a prescribed pain medication, but people have been using it incorrectly.
What is a short term effect from cocaine?
mental alertness, extreme happiness
What is the fictional character that does drugs in health class?
Billybob
What is a depressant?
What are 3 ways that medical marijuana can be used (the form)?
Edibles, oils, pills
What is narcan?
A drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses.
Which method of use goes directly into the blood stream?
injection
When you start using an addictive substance, your brain releases extra dopamine. The brain will then crave this extra dopamine release.