Brain and Addiction
This brain chemical is released in a large surge when someone uses drugs
Wanting to use a substance because your friends are using it is called this.
What is peer pressure?
Sharing injection equipment can increase the risk of HIV and this liver disease.
What is Hepatitis C?
This happens when someone needs more of a drug to get the same effect.
What is tolerance?
According to the presentation, genetics account for about this percentage range of a person's vulnerability to addiction.
What is 40–60%?
In young people, this part of the brain is still immature and can contribute to more impulsive choices.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Nausea, sweating, vomiting, and insomnia can occur when someone stops using a drug after their body has adapted to it.
What is withdrawal?
Anxiety, depression, and this attention-related condition are listed as mental-health issues that may occur alongside substance abuse.
What is ADHD?
Secretive behaviour, broken promises, and repeated lying can lead to this relationship consequence.
What is broken trust?
Drugs can flood the brain’s reward system this many times faster than normal.
What is 2–10 times faster?
This environmental factor may lead someone to use drugs simply because they want more excitement.
What is boredom?
Drug use in youth can impair these two abilities, which are important for school and learning.
What are learning and memory?