brain
what part of the brain is used when making decisions
prefrontal cortex
how do people get addicted
it might be trying to fit in or trying to ease the pain of a traumatic experience
alcohol _______ down your brain
slows
for a drug to get to your brain it will have to go through your
veins
alcohol kills ______ of Americans each year
around 140,000
repeated use of drugs or alcohol the drugs or alcohol can ______ your brain
hijack
if you use drugs or alcohol a lot of the time to might be hard to
stop
if alcohol impairs your hippocampus you might
have a hard time remembering things
once drugs get to your brain they target
neurons and synapses
many teen deaths are caused by
drunk diving
when drugs or alcohol are used they activate the _______________
dopamine process
you can be addicted to a
substance or behavior
ethanol is also a
nutrient
neurotransmitters each have a job to regulate
behaviors
beer is about ____% alcohol
5%
what two main parts of the brain are affected by drug use
the limbic system and the cortex
when you are addicted to something you have
obsessive thoughts about it
all the alcohol humans drink is
ethanol based
the slowest way for a drug to get to your brain it will have to go through your
the digestive system
wine is about ____% alcohol
12% alcohol
what is the limbic system responsible for
your basic survival instinct
when you get addicted you need more and more drugs or alcohol to get
dopamine
alcohol acts as a agonist to
inhibitory neurotransmitters
the entrance to the brain is blocked by the
blood-brain barrier
the younger you start drinking the higher chance you have to be
addicted