Know Your Categories
Nicotine, caffeine, cocaine
What are stimulants?
The physical and psychological distress and discomfort that occurs after discontinuing an addictive substance
What is withdrawal?
Drugs affect the way that these cells send and receive signals
What are neurons?
In 1971, President Nixon announced this initiative which imposed minimum sentences for possession and distribution and created the DEA
What is the "War on Drugs?"
I am walking around in dangerous neighborhoods trying to buy cocaine
What is hazardous or risky use?
LSD, Peyote, "Magic Mushrooms"
What are Hallucinogens?
Brain chemistry adapts to the drug after repeated use requiring larger doses to have the same effect
What is tolerance?
Because of their structure, the molecules of many psychoactive drugs pass through this protective border that acts as a gatekeeper against toxins
What is the blood-brain barrier?
Increased regulation of prescription opioids by healthcare providers is one of the factors in the higher use of this street drug
What is heroin?
My drug use affects my relationships and disrupts my commitments at work
What is diminished or impaired social functioning?
Barbiturates, Alcohol, Cannabis
What are depressants?
Often found in family units that have a drug user, this unhealthy relationship pattern involves being overly psychologically and physically reliant on each other
What is codependence?
Drugs that block the transmission of neurotransmitters are known by this term
What are antagonists?
In the US, roughly 70% of prug offenders are rearrested within 3 years of release, a pattern known as
What is recidivism?
I intend to go out for one drink but instead end up drinking 5 or more each time. I feel like once I start I can't stop
What is impaired or diminished control?
Morphine, Heroin, Oxycodone
What are opioids?
Caused by ever-increasing doses of most psychoactive drugs, the user craves the drug and continues to use despite adverse consequences.
What is addiction?
Drugs that mimic (act similarly to) neurotransmitters are known by this term
What are agonists?
This opioid is 50-100% stronger than morphine and is often added to other street drugs resulting in a high rate of overdose
What is fentanyl?
I get the shakes and vomit when I try to stop using heroin and I feel like I always need more to get high
What is drug action or physical dependence?
GBH, Rohypnol, Benzodiazapines
What are depresssants?
The return to a regular pattern of substance use after a period of abstinence
What is relapse?
Many drug users end up in a cycle of increased tolerance and addiction because of the effects of the drug on this neurotransmitter
What is dopamine?
Often people with substance use disorder are less likely to seek treatment when family members fall into a pattern of this behavior that prevents the person from experiences consequences of their drug use
What is enabling?
I would be given this level of drug use severity if I had 4-5 indicators of use
What is moderate?