Drug Basics
A substance that changes how your body or mind works
This type speeds up the body. Caffeine is one
Stimulant
In the car analogy, this brain part is the BRAKES.
Prefrontal cortex
A disease where a person can’t stop using a drug, even when it hurts them
Addiction
Can buy at the store - no dr. order
O.T.C
This type slows down the body. Alcohol is one
Depressant
In the car analogy, this brain part is the GAS PEDAL
Reward System
Needing more and more of a drug to feel the same effect
Tolerance
Using a drug just for fun or to get high, not for a medical reason.
Recreational
This type changes what you see, hear, or feel.
Hallucinogen
In the car analogy, this brain part is the GPS
Memory/emotions
Feeling sick or uncomfortable when you stop using a drug
Withdrawal
medicine you can only get with a doctor’s order
prescription
Addictive drug found in tobacco and most vapes
Nicotine
The ENGINE. It controls breathing and heartbeat
Brainstem
The feel-good brain chemical that drugs flood the reward system with
dopamine
Taking too much of a drug at once, which can make the body shut down and can be deadly
Overdose
A drug that is legal for adults 21 and over in California but still harms the developing teen brain
Marijuana, Alcohol, Nicotine, or tobacco
The age when the brakes are fully developed.
Mid to late 20s
When the body needs a drug just to feel normal
Dependence