Take 2 and call me in the morning.
In 2016, 11.4 million people engaged in non-medical use of this category of painkillers.
In 2017 and 2018, 130+ people died every day from this.
What are prescription opioids?
What are opioid-related drug overdoses?
Alcohol slows down activity in the brain and is classified as a CNS ___________.
What is depressant?
This is the intoxicating ingredient in marijuana.
What is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)?
This is the fastest addicting drug.
What is nicotine?
In 1935, Dr. Bob and Bill Wilson formed what support group in Akron, Ohio?
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
Phase 3 trials are complete and the FDA has approved this drug as a breakthrough therapy for PTSD.
What is MDMA?
MAPS’ Phase 3 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted therapy demonstrated statistically significant improvement in PTSD symptoms after three sessions.
MDMA has been administered to approximately 1,700 human subjects with only one serious adverse reaction.
Alcohol is among the most commonly misused addictive substances. About _________ percent of American adults meet the criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD).
What is 12.7? That’s 1 in 8 adults.
This is the chemical that is found in marijuana that doesn't get people high but is useful in reducing pain and inflammation, controlling epileptic seizures, and possibly treating some mental illness and addictions.
What is cannabidiol (CBD)?
These receptors in the brain are found in the reward pathway and are stimulated during all addictive activity, including drug use, gambling, sexual activity, and eating.
What is dopamine?
This stage of treatment allows the body to rid itself of poisons.
The three classes of medication most commonly misused.
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) has a genetic component. Researchers estimate that genes account for approximately ______ of the risk.
What is half or 50%?
eens who were heavy marijuana users -- smoking it daily for about three years -- had abnormal changes in their brain structures related to _________________.
What is working memory?
And they performed poorly on memory tasks.
A poor working memory predicts poor academic performance and everyday functioning.
This is the neurotransmitter that is released during exercise, during high stress or when in physical pain.
What is endorphin (aka adrenaline)?
This level of treatment may be used as a follow-up of residential treatment, allows individuals to maintain their employment and manage their home life.
What is outpatient treatment?
Zolpidem is the active ingredient in this sleep medication and can cause physical and psychological addiction.
What is Ambien?
In men, this contributes to testicular injury and impairs testosterone synthesis and sperm production. Prolonged testosterone deficiency may contribute to feminization in males, such as breast enlargement.
And in women, this may cause increased production of estrogen and decreased estrogen metabolism, resulting in increased levels. Increased estrogen levels increase the risk of breast cancer.
What is alcohol metabolism?
Marijuana accounts for ____________ number of deaths in the U.S. per year?
What is zero?
Addiction takes place in the ________ ________ area of the brain, which is responsible for controlling emotional and behavioral responses to information.
What is the limbic system?
_____________ have been used to treat depression, and anxiety at Johns Hopkins.
What are psychedelics?
The most common prescription drug abused by high school seniors.
What is Adderall?
Alcohol-attributable deaths are the ______-leading preventable cause of death in America.
What is 3rd?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 88,000 people die from alcohol-related causes each year in the United States.
_________ withdrawal symptoms are difficulty sleeping, drug cravings, decreased appetite, anxiety, irritability, mood changes, headaches, chills and sweats, and depression.
What is marijuana?
These drugs are most likely to set off an initial psychotic episode in someone who has schizophrenia.
What are hallucinogens and marijuana?
Despite research that indicates 90 day residential treatment is more effective, _________ _________ have determined that 28-day is the standard length of stay for residential treatment.
What are insurance companies?