FUN FACTS
THE SCIENCE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SUBSTANCES YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT
THE IMPACT ON YOUR BODY
100

WHAT AGE GROUP SUFFERs MOST FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE

WHAT IS TEENS TO MID-TWENTIES? 

100

THI CHEMICAL, RELEASED BY THE BRAIN WHEN YOU TAKE SRUGS LIKE HEROIN OR COCAINE, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FEELING OF PLEASURE

WHAT IS DOPAMINE? 

100

THIS IS THE MOST WIDELY USED PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG IN THE WORLD 

WHAT IS CAFFEINE? 

100
DRINKING ALCOHOL CAN AFFECT THIS PART OF YOUR BRAIN FIRST, MAKING YOU FEEL MORE RELAXED AND SOCIABBLE

WHAT IS THE FRONTAL LOBE? 

200

WHAT FRACTION OF AMERICANS HAVE HISTORY OF DRUG OVERDOSE?

WHAT IS 2/5? 

200

PEOPLE WHO START USING DRUGS BEFORE THIS AGE ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR DEVELOPING ADDICTION LATER IN LIFE

WHAT IS 18?
200

THESE POPULAR E-CIGARETTES WERE ORIGINALLY MARKETED AS A HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVE TO SMOKING CIGARETTES

WHAT ARE VAPES/E-CIGARETTES? 

200

OVERDOSE OF ALCOHOL CAN DISRUPT THIS NATURAL BODY FUNCTION, LEADING TO DEHYDRATION AND THE SYMPTOMS KNOWN AS A HANGOVER

WHAT IS HYDRATION/WATER BALANCE 

300

HOW MANY DEATHS HAVE THEIR BEEN TO DRUG OVERDOSE IN 2022

WHAT IS 108,000? 

300

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ABOUT THIS PERCENTAGE OF YOU RISK OF DEVELOPING SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADDICTION IS GENETIC 

WHAT IS 40-60%?

300

THIS DRUG IS MADE FROM A NATURALLY OCCURRING PLANT AND CAN HAVE LONG-LASTING EFFECT'S ON THE BRAIN'S ABILITY TO EXPERIENCE PLEASURE 

WHAT IS HEROIN? 

300

THIS BODY ORGAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING ALCOHOL, AND IT WORKS 'OVERTIME' WHEN YOU DRINK EXCESSIVELY

WHAT IS THE LIVER?

400

WHICH AGE GROUP IS Most SUSCEPTIBLE TO DRUG OVERDOES 

Adolescents