Depressant, Stimulant, or Hallucinogen?
Drug Stats
Stuff You've Learned In Group
Stars In Bars
& Other Famous Facts
& Other Famous Facts
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Cocaine: Depressant, Stimulant, or Hallucinogen?
What is a Stimulant?
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug. For thousands of years, people in South America have chewed and ingested coca leaves (Erythroxylon coca), the source of cocaine, for their stimulant effects.1, 2 The purified chemical, cocaine hydrochloride, was isolated from the plant more than 100 years ago. In the early 1900s, purified cocaine was the main active ingredient in many tonics and elixirs developed to treat a wide variety of illnesses and was even an ingredient in the early formulations of Coca-Cola®.
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The percentage of high schoolers who use marijuana regularly.
1. 7%
2. 17%
3. 37%
4. 57%
In 2019, 37% of US high school students reported lifetime use of marijuana (22% reported use in the past 30 days).
100
This drug makes you violently ill if you take it after drinking alcohol.
What is Disulfiram (or Antabuse).
100
He was the "Baywatch Boozer"
Who is David Hasselhoff?
100
This Counselor moved down here from what California city?
What is Bakersfield?
200
Alcohol: Depressant, Stimulant, or Hallucinogen?
What is a Depressant?
Alcohol is classified as a Central Nervous System Depressant, meaning that it slows down brain functioning and neural activity. Alcohol does this by enhancing the effects of the neurotransmitter GABA.
200
The number of people in the US with a Substance Use Disorder.
1. 75,000
2. 150,000
3. 1 million
4. 20 million
There are approximately 20 million individuals in the US with a substance use disorder.
200
The best time of day to do a Recovery Routine and why.
What is the morning?
It gets your day off to a good start and therefore helps to protect your sobriety.
200
His Bass player is Flea.
Who is Anthony Kiedis?
Kiedis got sober in 2000 and has been in recovery ever since. Throughout his time in addiction and sobriety, he has been open about his struggles and the work it takes to stay sober.
200
Where pizza comes from.
What is Italy?
Pizza was first invented in Naples, Italy as a fast, affordable, tasty meal for the working-class on the go. While we all know and love pizza, it actually didn't gain mass appeal until the 1940s, when immigrating Italians brought their classic slices to the United States.
300
Nicotine: Depressant, Stimulant, or Hallucinogen?
What is a stimulant?
The nicotine in tobacco smoke travels quickly to the brain, where it acts as a stimulant and increases heart rate and breathing.
300
Drug overdose deaths in 2021
1. 37,000
2. 73,000
3. 100,000
4. 1.5 million
There were an estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 12-month period ending in April 2021, an increase of 28.5% from the 78,056 deaths during the same period the year before.
300
The difference between Opiates and Opioids.
OPIATES are labeled “natural”, because nature creates the active ingredient molecules. Common opiates include opium, morphine and codeine, which are made directly from poppy plants. An OPIOID is a substance (molecule) that is synthetic or partly synthetic. This means the active ingredients are created chemically. (e.g., Oxycontin, Percocet)
300
Except for a rare occasion, this TV sitcom was always shot inside the show's bar.
What is Cheers?
300
This US President was said to have wooden teeth.
Who was George Washington?
Dental issues plagued Washington for most of his adult life. He began losing teeth as early as his twenties. Rather than wood, Washington’s many false choppers were made out of varying combinations of rare hippopotamus ivory, human teeth and metal fasteners. He wore this particular set of dentures during the last nine years of his life. They clacked and creaked open and shut on tight wire springs.
400
PCP: Depressant, Stimulant, or Hallucinogen?
What is a hallucinogen?
Phencyclidine (PCP), also known as angel dust among other names, is a dissociative hallucinogenic drug used for its mind-altering effects.
400
Percentage of people with a substance use disorder who actually receive treatment.
1. 10%
2. 35%
3. 50%
4. 70%
Only about 10 percent of people with a substance use disorder receive any type of specialty treatment. Further, over 40 percent of people with a substance use disorder also have a mental health condition, yet fewer than half (48.0 percent) receive treatment for either disorder.
400
EMDR stands for ___________ and this is how it helps a patient.
What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing? Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is a form of psychotherapy in which the person being treated recalls distressing experiences while doing side-to-side eye movements, replicating REM sleep.
400
(see if you remember from last week!)
She was already addicted to barbiturates and amphetamines at the age of 17 when she finished filming The Wizard of Oz back in 1939. Her addiction was due to studio bosses who demanded she remain thin and energetic enough to cope with the many long days of filming.
Who was Judy Garland?
Garland died from an accidental barbiturate overdose in London on June 22, 1969, less than two weeks after her 47th birthday.
400
Name 2 of the 3 founders of Apple.
Apple was founded as Apple Computer Company on April 1, 1976, by Steve Wozniak, Steven Jobs and Ronald Wayne to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. It was incorporated by Jobs and Wozniak as Apple Computer, Inc. in 1977 and the company's next computer, the Apple II became a best seller.
500
Marijuana: Depressant, Stimulant, or Hallucinogen?
Potentially ALL of them.
The answer isn’t as tidy as you might think. Its effects can vary widely from person to person. In addition, distinct strains and types of weed can produce different effects.
As a result, weed can be classified as a depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogen, according to the University of Maryland. However, it’s never classified as an opiate.
500
The number of children under the age of 18 who live in households with at least one alcoholic parent.
1. 330,000
2. 752,000
3. 1.2 million
4. 6.6 million
An estimated 6.6 million children under the age of 18 years live in households with at least one alcoholic parent. Current research findings suggest that these children are at risk for a range of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral problems.
500
This part of the brain is responsible for the "fight or flight" response.
The Amygdala or Limbic System is the part of the brain responsible for this reaction. When a person feels stressed or afraid, the amygdala releases stress hormones that prepare the body to fight the threat or flee from the danger.
500
They mine for the hallucinogenic mineral "Spice" in this Sci-Fi classic that was re-made this year.
What is Dune?
500
The first fast-food chain in the U.S.
What was White Castle?
White Castle was the country's first fast food chain when it opened in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas.
