Opioid Crisis
The antidote for opioid overdose
What is Naloxon (Narcan) ?
Volkow demonstrated that that drug addiction is a __ disease
What is brain
The country that Nora was born in
What is Mexico?
Volkow ensures that everyone has a __
What is voice
What is the thanksgiving mascot?
What is the Turkey
How many people suffer from opioid addiction in the United States?
What is 1.7 million
The receptors in the brain that are diminished in obese and addicted patients
What are Dopamine receptors?
Nora's family member who died from an alcohol overdose
Who is her grandfather?
What two leadership styles does Volkow demonstrate?
What is the Trait Theory and the Behavioral (democratic) theory
What is a turkey's favorite dessert?
What is peach gobbler
The number of people who die in the U.S each day as a result of an opioid overdose
What is 130+?
The imaging method Nora used to view patients' brains
What is PET?
Nora's great-grandfather
Who is Leon Trotsky?
What three languages can Volkow speak?
What is English, Spanish and Russian
What is the name for a baby turkey?
What is Poults
What is the economic burden of the opioid crisis?
What is $78.5 billion
What specific subject has Volkow's research helped change the way we talk and think about?
What is addiction
What year did Volkow become the director of The National Institute on Drug Abuse?
What is 2003
What does the behavioral theory encourage?
What is collaboration, creativity and input
How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?
What is 3 days
What health issue(s) is an opioid user at risk for?
What is HIV and Hepatitis C
What area of the brain do Dopamine (D2) receptors regulate and their purpose?
What is the frontal area of the brain and allow us to exert self-control
What organization is Volkow the director of?
What is The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
According to the trait theory, innate qualities and personal traits are ___ rather than learned
What is inherited
Under which president did Thanksgiving become an annual holiday?
What is Abraham Lincoln