health

Question 1

When do 90% drug addictions start

Answer 1

teen years

Question 2

what gender is most likely to have drug problems

Answer 2

men

Question 3

drug addictions factor

Answer 3

genetics

Question 4

environmental factors

Answer 4

mental illness, lack of family involvement, peer pressure

Question 5

body’s control center, consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves

Answer 5

nervous system

Question 6

transmits messages throughout our body that help us taste, feel heard

Answer 6

neurons

Question 7

what do drugs target

Answer 7

reward system

Question 8

limbic (reward) system

Answer 8

hippocampus- memory, amygdala- emotions

Question 9

neurotransmitters

Answer 9

dopamine- pleasure and motivation, serotonin- mood

Question 10

brain structures

Answer 10

pre frontal cortox- cognitive functions, impulse and control, reasoning

Question 11

licit drugs

Answer 11

legal drugs

Question 12

illicit drugs

Answer 12

illegal drugs

Question 13

improper use of legal drugs

Answer 13

drug misuse

Question 14

using to the point of negative effects In persons life

Answer 14

drug abuse

Question 15

slows down body functions like breathing, heart rate, which often make the user feel less pain, relaxed, sleepy

Answer 15

depressants-
alchohol, Xanax, valium

Question 16

altered states of perception, see images, hear, hallucinate, feel sensations that do not exist

Answer 16

hallucinogens-
shrooms, ecstasy, molly

Question 17

household items that can be abused, fumes get to brain quickly

Answer 17

Inhalants-
glue, gasoline, nitrous oxide, nail polish remover

Question 18

drugs that speed up central nervous system affecting heart rate and blood pressure, alert and energized

Answer 18

stimulants-
cocaine, caffeine, adderall, nicotine

Question 19

drugs used to treat pain

Answer 19

opioids/ narcotics
heroin, oxycodone, Vicodin