Cocaine & Amphetamines
Cocaine and amphetamines fall into this class of drugs.
What are stimulants?
Heroin and morphine belong to this family of drugs.
What are opiates (opioids)?
Valium, Xanax, and Librium belong to this class of medications.
What are benzodiazepines?
Dr. Nuckols describes marijuana as often being misunderstood as this type of drug.
What is harmless or a “light” drug?
Jackie says this about pills in comparison to other drugs.
What is easier to conceal?
Dr. Nuckols refers to dopamine as one of these in the brain.
What is a neurotransmitter?
Dr. Nuckols says that heroin is nothing more than this drug slightly manipulated.
What is Morphine?
Withdrawal from benzodiazepines can be dangerous because it may lead to this medical emergency.
What are seizures?
THC remains in the body because it is stored in this type of tissue.
What is fat?
Mindy says in her testimonial that this is how she knew she had a problem.
What is her young child knowing and being upset over what she was doing?
Dr. CC Nuckols says this is the difference between amphetamines and cocaine.
What is Shelf-Life or How long it lasts
This body system becomes overactive during heroin withdrawal, producing anxiety, sweating, and agitation.
What is the fight-or-flight response?
Dr. Nuckols explains that addiction differs from physical dependence because addiction includes this behavioral component.
What is loss of control or drug-seeking behavior?
According to the talk, marijuana contributes to relapse because users often return to these.
What are people, places, and things associated with using?
Valerie started using marijuana and said this was her justification.
What is to beat the odds or prove the statistics wrong?
Dr. Nuckols explains that prolonged cocaine or amphetamine use can produce this symptom, where a person no longer clearly perceives reality and becomes suspicious or fearful of others.
What is paranoia?
Dr. Nuckols explains that heroin withdrawal is typically not life-threatening but feels like this severe illness.
What is the worst case of flu?
Prescription drugs may be overlooked in addiction assessment because they are obtained this way.
What is through a doctor or prescription?
Dr. Nuckols says that this percentage of people relapse on their DOC because of Marijuana use.
What is 50%-60%?
Mindy says in her testimonial this was the reason she would relapse.
What is forgetting all the pain (caused by her use)?
When cocaine is smoked as crack/freebase, it reaches the brain in about this amount of time.
What is 6 to 7 seconds?
Dr. Nuckols describes heroin as producing this feeling after the initial high.
What is feeling “abnormally normal”?
Valium and other benzodiazepines are used to slow down this response.
What is fight or flight response or (anxiety)?
Marijuana has this unique effect on other drugs.
What is intensifying or enhancing?
This symptom of cocaine/amphetamine use is talked about in the first testimonial video by Alex.
What is paranoia?