Uppers
What drugs are uppers or stimulants?
Cocaine, Amphetamines, Caffeine
What drugs are depressants?
Alcohol, Benzos, opioids
What is the most commonly used hallucinogen?
Marijuana
What is the safe amount of alcohol in your system to drive with?
No alcohol.
legal limit in Utah 0.05
In most states 0.08
This is the only proven thing that will sober someone up or get drugs out of their system
Time
What is the most commonly used stimulant in the world
Caffeine.
What is the most commonly used depressant
Alcohol
What Drugs are Hallucinogens?
Psilocybin, LSD, Marijuana
This medication can be life saving in the case of an opioid overdose.
Narcan (Naloxone)
This is the first challenge in Seven Challenges
We challenge ourselves to be open and honest about our substance use.
What are some long-term health impacts of stimulant use?
Name at least 1 physical and 1 mental
Anxiety, heart problems, high blood pressure, psychosis.
These two substances most commonly cause deadly withdrawal symptoms.
Alcohol and Benzos
This is the name for death caused by inhalant use
The Sniff Of Death
What is the danger of mixing Alcohol and other depressants.
Cardiovascular Depression
Vomiting
At what age is the prefrontal cortex formed
25
What psychedelic is actually a type of meth?
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
MDMA (Molly)
Baer Pharmaceuticals created aspirin. They also created this drug as a "less" addictive alternative to morphine.
Heroin
two most common risks of hallucinogens or psychedelics?
Accidents and psychological damage.
This deadly condition is caused by an influx of serotonin often caused by mixing drugs that act on serotonin with SSRIs.
Serotonin Syndrome
How much time sober must someone with a substance use disorder to be considered in late-stage remission.
12 months
How do stimulants work chemically?
Release of Dopamine and norepinephrine which stimulates the central nervous system.
How do depressants work chemically?
Release of dopamine and enhancement of GABA causing depression of Central Nervous System
How do classic psychedelics (psilocybin, LSD, Mescalin) work chemically?
By activating the brains 5-HT2a receptors causing a flood of serotonin.
This substance is formed in the body when mixing cocaine and alcohol.
Cocaethylene
What are the benefits of making healthier drug decisions?
Better relationships, better physical and mental health, less risk legally.