Opioids
True or False
Opioids can be dangerous if misused?
True
These can sometimes be sold in small foil or plastic packaged that can be labeled as plant food. glass cleaners, & research chemicals.
What is bath salts?
This can be addictive just like smoking cigarettes.
What is vaping nicotine?
They tell your brain to block pain & make you feel relaxed, they are also used to treat severe pain.
What is opioids that are misused dangerously?
This produces psychotropic or a high by altering consciousness.
What is THC?
Taking stimulant medication that was not prescribed to you, taking more than your prescribed dosage, taking a medication in a way other than prescribed.
What are some examples of prescription stimulant misuse?
People use these to cope with trauma, to feel pleasure/experience a "high", and are used to enhance performance in sports or school
What is drugs?
This can be addicting where CBD doesn't produce a high or lead to addiction.
What is THC?
Receptors bind to chemical messengers called neurotransmitters.
What is drugs that affect the brain?
This produces it affects by increasing the activity of serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine neurotransmitters that are in the brain.
What is Ecstacy or Molly?
This can be just as dangerous as driving after drinking alcohol.
What is driving after smoking Marijuana?
These pathways in the brain are responsible for getting us to repeat pleasurable activities- also known as reinforcement.
What is dopamine?