Understanding Health Terms
This is a set of rules or expectations that guide behavior in a group.
What is a norm?
The act of consuming drugs, alcohol, or other substances.
What is substance use?
The effect that people your age have on your choices.
What is peer influence?
A chemical in the brain that plays a role in pleasure and reward.
What is dopamine?
A substance that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.
What is a drug?
A strong, sometimes uncontrollable need to use a substance.
What is addiction?
A drug that slows down brain and body functions.
What is a depressant?
A risk that seems normal because many people believe others do it.
What is a perceived norm?
A way of handling stress that involves talking, exercising, or other healthy choices.
What is a coping strategy?
The process in which a person becomes physically or emotionally dependent on a drug.
What is addiction?
A method a person uses to deal with stress or difficult situations.
What is a coping strategy?
A drug that increases heart rate and alertness.
What is a stimulant?
A personal rule that helps you make good choices and set limits.
What is a boundary?
A mental and physical reliance on a substance.
What is addiction?
A substance that speeds up the body's functions and increases energy.
What is a stimulant?
A line that separates acceptable behavior from unacceptable behavior.
What is a boundary?
The uncomfortable symptoms that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance.
What is withdrawal?
When a person unfairly favors one side or perspective over another.
What is bias?
A powerful emotion or state of happiness that can come from risky behaviors.
What is euphoria?
A brain chemical that plays a role in motivation and pleasure.
What is dopamine?
The stage of life between childhood and adulthood.
What is adolescence?
A pleasurable feeling often caused by drug use.
What is euphoria?
A term that describes what trustworthy and dependable source of information.
What is reliable?
Symptoms of discomfort that happen when a person stops using an addictive substance.
What is withdrawal?
A substance that slows down the brain and nervous system, making a person feel relaxed or sleepy.
What is a depressant?