Stimulants
This drug is a stimulant and is reported to be up to 10 times more potent that cocaine.
What is methamphetamine?
Central nervous system depressants, sometimes referred to as sedatives and tranquilizers, are substances that can slow _________.
What is brain activity?
This area of the brain is responsible for problem solving and decision making. It is also the last part of the brain to fully develop.
What is frontal lobe?
Repeated use of marijuana can lead to _________.
What is addiction?
Alcohol consumption leads to feelings of _________, which becomes especially dangerous behind the wheel of a car.
What is invincibility?
This stimulant is a highly addictive, illegal drug that is created from the leaves of the coca plant.
What is Cocaine?
This illegal drug is considered a derivative of Opium and the cravings for another fix, larger and larger doses and the extreme discomfort of withdrawal often leads to overdose and death.
What is heroin?
This molecules sends messages from a sending neuron across a synapse to receptor sites on a receiving neuron.
What is a neurotransmitter?
When someone uses marijuana, _________, normally 70 to 80 beats per minute, may increase by 20 to 50 beats per minute or, in some cases, even double.
What is heart rate?
________ is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days.
What is binge drinking?
This chemical is found in the poppy plant. There are medications that are made from this plant and there are synthetic derivatives
What is opioids ?
_______ initially produce a feeling of euphoria that often is followed by drowsiness, nausea, and vomiting.
What is narcotics?
These types of drugs alter perceptions and moods.
What are Psychoactive drugs?
This chemical is the main psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana.
What is THC?
This disorder is marked by tolerance, withdrawal, and a drive to continue the problematic behavior.
What is alcohol use disorder?
This stimulant is also a mild hallucinogen, but prolonged use can destroy serotonin-producing neurons, impair memory, and permanently deflate mood.
What is ecstasy?
This substance, which is the most widely used depressant, is now legal but was once illegal during the early 20th century.
What is alcohol?
This disorder can cause our brain to shrink.
What is alcohol use disorder?
A recent study of marijuana users who began using in adolescence revealed substantially reduced connectivity among brain areas responsible for learning and ________.
What is memory?
A university study found that 80 percent of male students and 70 percent of female student had been drinking right before this happened _______.
What is Sexual Assaults?
These are the most abused drugs since people mistakenly believe they must be okay if a doctor said it was okay and safe to use.
What is prescription drugs?
Narcotics change brain chemistry and result in a person becoming physically and emotionally _______ upon the drugs.
What is dependent?
Drugs are chemicals that affect the brain by tapping into its communication system and interfering with the way _______ normally send, receive, and process information.
What are neurons?
The more often the person uses Marijuana, especially during adolescence (age 13-26), the greater the risk for ______.
What is anxiety? or What is depression? or What is psychosis? or What is addiction?
Alcohol slows brain activity that controls judgment and inhibitions, the term for this is ____________.
What is disinhibitor?