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Brain & Addiction
Amphetamines
Marijuana
Alcohol
Tobacco & E-Cigarettes
100
Factors increase risk for addiction.
What is home and family, peers and school, early use, and method of use.
100
Types of stimulants.
What is caffeine, methamphetamine, cocaine, Adderall, Ritalin?
100
The chemical found in marijuana.
What is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
100
The intoxicating ingredient found in beer, wine, and liquor.
What is alcohol?
100
The ways nicotine can enter the bloodstream.
What is directly through the skin, the membranes of the mouth, and through the lungs?
200
The parts of the brain that is effected by drug use.
What is the brain stem, limbic system, and cerebral cortex?
200
An abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating often caused by stimulant use.
What is fibrillation (rapid heart beat)?
200
The place in the brain that helps us remember important information.
What is the Hippocampus?
200
The organ in the body that alcohol affects.
What is every organ? - it impairs brain function and motor skills
200
The place in the brain where nicotine attaches.
What is acetycholine receptors?
300
The amount of people that die per day due to drug overdose.
What is 113?
300
Conditions that prescription stimulants are often prescribed for.
What is ADHD, Narcolepsy and Depression?
300
The most important brain areas for balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
300
The short-term effects of alcohol.
What is reduced tension, relaxation,reduced inhibition, coordination and reaction time?
300
The chemical in the brain that increases when nicotine is used.
What is dopamine?
400
The neurotransmitter that increases alertness and makes you feel happy when something good happens.
What is dopamine?
400
Dexedrine and Adderall are this type of stimulant.
What is Dextroamphetamine?
400
The region of the brain that THC influences a range of emotions, such as laughter and paranoia.
What is the limbic system?
400
The part of the brain alcohol affects the most.
What is memory and the pre-frontal cortex which is responsible for decision-making and impulse control?
400
Long term smoking can lead to this which can either kill or leave one paralyzed.
What is a stroke?
500
The neurotransmitter known as the “calming chemical,” and eases tension and stress, as well as lifts a person’s mood, lessens anxiety and aggression, promotes sleep, and also affects appetite, memory, and perceptions.
What is serotonin?
500
Taking high doses of a stimulant can cause.
What is Increased blood pressure, Irregular heartbeat, Dangerously high body temperatures, Decreased sleep, Lack of interest in eating, which can lead to poor nutrition, Intense anger or paranoia (feeling like someone is going to harm you even though they aren’t), Risk for seizures and stroke at high doses
500
The effects of marijuana on overall health.
What is increased heart rate, respiratory problems, increased risk for mental health problems, and increased risk of problems for an unborn baby?
500
The number people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking
What is approximately 5,000 people?
500
Withdrawal symptoms of nicotine.
What is irritability, problems with thinking and paying attention, sleep problems, increased appetite, cravings.