Vocab
What are the two main parts of the brain affected by drug use?
Limbic system and the cortex
What can drinking do to the prefrontal lobe?
Drinking shrinks the prefrontal lobe.
Why can't people stop?
because the prefrontal cortex is hijacked tand starts to think that the main need for survival is the drug or alcohol.
How many people nationwide suffer from alcohol or drug use?
Over 21 million
What is addiction also called?
substance use disorder
What part of the brain does addiction also affect
pre-frontal cortex
What does drinking do to the cerebellum?
Causes you to lose balance, fall over, and get hurt more easily
What was addiction first understood as?
A brain disorder.
How many people do we lose each day to an overdose of a drug?
174
Why do teens get addicted more severely.
because their brains have not fully developed.
where is brain tissue more vulnerable?
Adolescent brain
Drinking can cause the loss of?
long lasting memories
Since people are addicted to alcohol it can...
damage the brain severely.
How many people die nationwide from alcohol related deaths?
415
What is the slowest way to get a drug into the bloodstream?
digesting it.
What part of the brain helps with balance?
cerebellum
Most drugs block what from entering your brain?
serotonin
if you drink so much because you are addicted ca cause...
blackouts
what number in seven people will experience addiction in their life?
one
What is the quickest way to get a drug into the bloodstream?
injecting it
What part of the brain helps with the release of hormones?
Hypothalamus
learning, and behavior
Another reason why people can't stop is because...
it makes the people feel good.
what year did they start doing pet scans?
1994
the, frontal lobes, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, cerebellum, and brain stem.