Addiction facts
$700 billion a year
How much does the misuse of drugs cost Americans?
The human brain
What is the most complex organ in the body?
Risk factors
What are characteristics that increase a person's chances of developing a disease?
The brain
Which organ is directly affected by addiction?
Tolerance
What is a condition in which a person's body becomes used to the effect of a drug and needs greater and greater amounts of in order for it to be effective?
A chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use despite adverse consequences.
What is addiction?
The prefrontal cortex
What is the last pat of the brain to mature?
Aggressive behavior in childhood, lack of parental supervision, poor social skills, drug experimentation, community poverty, and availability of drugs at school.
What are risk factors for addiction?
Lung or heart disease, stroke, cancer or mental health conditions
What are health consequences of addiction?
Dopamine
What is the name of a chemical naturally occurring in your brain that helps nerve cells communicate?
Medical, social, economic, and criminal
What are the consequences of addiction?
Cerebral Cortex
What is the largest part of our brain responsible for thinking, seeing, hearing and the sense of touch?
Protective factors
What are those characteristics called that decrease a person's chance of developing an addiction?
HIV and hepatitis C
Which diseases may result from drug use?
To fit in, to feel cool, to feel better
What are reasons people start using drugs?
Physical dependence
What is a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug?
The extended amygdala
Which part of the brain plays a role in stressful feelings like anxiety, irritability, and unease?
Genes, stages of development, and gender
What are the biological factors that can affect a person's risk of addiction?
Premature birth, seizures, developmental delays
What are some consequences of a baby born to a mother using drugs while being pregnant?
Adolescence
What is the age in which introducing any drug to your body is dangerous?
Psychological dependence
What is an addiction in which the mind sends the body a message that it needs more of a drug?
Basal Ganglia
Which part of the brain plays an important role in positive forms of motivation and pleasure?
Home environment, family and friends
What are environmental risk factors of addiction?
250 harmful chemicals
What is one negative effect of secondhand smoke?
What is the best strategy for keeping people from using drugs?