Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drugs and the Brain
Addiction and Health
Risk Factors & Addiction Facts
Reasons Individuals Use Drugs & Alcohol
100

The need to increase the amount of drugs or alcohol to continue to feel the same affects is due to what?

Tolerance 

100

Drugs change the brain's:

A) Structure

B) Function

C) Both

C) Both

100

What is the cure for Substance-Use-Disorder?

Nothing. People can recover from their disorder with the assistance of many types of programs, but there is no permanent cure.

100

Low birth weight and diminished mental capacities are associated with this condition in newborn babies.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

100

What is the term for someone with a poor opinion of themselves, which may include feelings of inadequacy?

Low self-esteem

200

Most in active addiction want to continue using drugs and alcohol, even if they are miserable. List 5 motivating factors that could help a person overcome those barriers. 

Friends; Family; Legal; Health; Financial; Homelessness; Feeling of Rock Bottom; Self-Will  

200

On average, how much does the brain weigh?

A) Less than one pound

B) 2 Pounds

C) 3 pounds

3 pounds

200

What month of the year is celebrated as "Recovery Month"?

September

200

Why do some people become addicted to drugs while others don't?

Biology; Environment; Development (The way a person was raised)   

200

When someone does something they normally would not do because of the social environment.

Peer pressure

300

Name at least 3 reasons people use drugs

To feel better (stress, depression, etc)

To feel good (socially, pleasure, relaxation)

Curiosity (peer pressure, seeking a thrill, etc) 

Fear of withdrawal

300

The part of the brain that enables us to make thoughtful decisions, assess situations, and keep our emotions under control, is completed during which stage of life:

A) Childhood (up to 12 years)

B) Adolescence (13-19)

C) Young adulthood (20-25)

D) None of the above

Young adulthood

300

The use of FDA-approved medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies to provide a “whole-patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders is considered what type of treatment?

Medication-Assisted-Treatment (MAT)

300

What month of the year is celebrated as "Recovery Month"?


September

300

When a person attempts to fix a part of themselves (mentally or physically) with drugs or alcohol.

Self-Medicating 

400

What is the name of the mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking?

Al-Anon

400

True or False: The Brain has the most neurotransmitter receptors in the body?

False - The stomach and GI tract have more neurotransmitter reception sites. 

400

Name 3 diseases or illnesses that can result from drug use

Hepatitis

Heart disease

Obesity

Mental health 

HIV

Cancer

Stroke

400

More than 70% of people who try an illicit drug before this age develop a Substance Use Disorder.

13-year-old

400

Desire to experience the unknown.

Curiosity

500

What is the name of the medication that is designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose?

Naloxone (A.K.A. Narcan)

500

What is the most common brain condition caused by Alcohol use. 

Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

500

Drug addiction can:

A) Cause mental health issues

B) Develop because of pre-existing mental health issues

C) Does not effect mental health issues

D) A and B

D) A and B

500

What percentage of all crime includes some type of Alcohol involvement?

60%

500

The state of being an outsider or the feeling of being isolated, as from society.

Alienation