BRAIN & ADDICTION
When you can't stop using the drug despite negative consequences
What is addiction
The ingredient in marijuana that makes a person feel "high"
What is THC?
A substance that can change the way a person feels or functions
What is a drug?
The addictive chemical in tobacco
What is nicotine?
Nitrites
What is an Inhalant
The neurotransmitter in the brain commonly affected by drugs
What is dopamine?
Drugs can damage nerve cells in this organ
What is the brain?
What are prescription pain medicines (opioids)?
The leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the U.S..
What is tobacco use?
Inhalants can prevent this organ from getting enough oxygen
What is the brain?
When a person needs more of the same drug just to feel normal
What is tolerance?
It's made in a lab to look like marijuana, but isn't
They can make a person feel relaxed, sleepy, and uncoordinated
What are depressants
A popular way to inhale nicotine, without lighting a cigarette
What is vaping?
Spray paint, hair spray, deodorant spray, fabric protector spray
What are aerosol inhalants?
Where teens mostly get the prescription drugs they misuse
What are friends and relatives
Had increased potency over the past few decades
What is the amount of THC in marijuana
They have effects similar to cocaine when misused
What are stimulants?
The legal age to buy tobacco/nicotine products in Colorado
What age is 21?
What are volatile solvents?
This Neurotransmitter contributes to feelings of well-being. It also helps regulate our mood and sleep-wake cycle.
What is Serotonin
THC levels ranging from 40 to 80 percent THC amounts
What is DAB (or Marijuana concentrates)
What are prescription pain relievers
As of February 18, 2020, a total of 2,807 hospitalized and reported to CDC from 50 states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands)
What are e-cigarette, vaping, or product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) cases or deaths
Sniffing these products (solvents and aerosol sprays) can cause the heart to stop within minutes.
What is sudden sniffing death