Definitions
Brain Regions
Routes of Administration
Neurons/Synapses
IF YOU DARE
100

When someone is left without vital signs

What is an Overdose?

100
The elastic band that "holds together" the two hemispheres of the brain; assists in communication between the two hemispheres of the brain
What is the Corpus Collosum? 
100

This route has a high risk of inhaling a foreign object

What is Snorting?

100

Casey's middle name is?

What is Taylor?

100

Addiction is considered a ________ disease

What is Treatable; Developmental?

200

Negative, stressful and traumatizing events that are experienced before the age of 18

What are ACES?

200

The largest part of the brain mass 

What is the Cerebral Cortex?

200

Meth can be used through this route

What is Smoking, Injection?

200

F + D = 

What is Happiness / Smiley face! 

200

The example of the dog slobbering on you when you are happy vs. angry is describing emotion regulation; which is controlled in the...

What is the Limbic System?

300

A person who lives with alcoholism and Bipolar Disorder 

What is a Concurrent Disorder?

300

The part of the brain that is responsible for hormone production and release

What is the Hypothalamus?

300

This route requires a person to use a patch 

Transdermal

300

When a synapse becomes overwhelmed with a neurotransmitter 

What is Neurotransmitter Saturation?

300

Imagine you are a doctor in an emergency room. A patient arrives with a severe head injury, and you need to quickly assess which part of their brain might be affected to ensure their vital functions such as breathing and heart rate are not compromised. Which brain region would you be most concerned about?

What is the Brain Stem? 

400

The capacity and resources someone has to enter recovery 

What is Recovery Capital?

400
Responsible for heart rate, breathing, and basic functions

What is the Brain Stem; Medulla?

400

People typically become highly addicted to the substances that they _______

What is Inject? 

400

When drugs enter the bloodstream, a signal is sent that excites certain dendrites in a nerve circuit. This signal is processed by the cell body, which in turn then sends instructions about the signal down through the axon. The axon conveys the signal and a neurotransmitter - often ________ is released by the terminals.



What is Dopamine?

400

Improves the speed of the axon 

What is Myelin?

500

Working towards a life of well-being that is free from discrimination

What is Recovery?

500

Responsible for emotion and motivation, especially those related to survival

What is the Limbic System?

500

___________  addictive substances is by far the easiest form of consumption

What is Swallowing?

500

Because drug use is essentially a chemical invasion of the brain, the central nervous system will seek to control the effects of the substance. This is accomplished through a process called __________; whereby users find it increasingly more ________ to get high.

What is Tolerance; Difficult? 

500

Cory's middle name is? 

What is Brian?