Health and Wellness 2 Flashcards
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Drug
a substance that changes the way a person thinks, feels, and acts.
Licit drugs
drugs that are legal such as caffeine and alcohol.
Illicit drugs
drugs that are illegal such as heroin and cocaine.
OTC (over the counter drugs)
medicines sold directly to a consumer without a percription (Advil, Motrin, claritin)
Perscription drugs
drugs that are available only with written instructions from a doctor.
Drug misuse
use of drugs in a way in which they were not intended to be used.
Drug abuse
compulsive use of drugs leading to addiction.
Factors that determine how a drug will affect a user
+the drug itself
+the individual user
+the user’s tolerance
+the mood or attitude of the user
+the setting or environment
what # is the percentage of people that started taking drugs in their teens?
90%
_____ are at greater risk of drug abuse and addiction.
teens
_____ are twice as likely to have problems with drugs
men
drug addiction is ___ common in some families than others.
more**
mental illness
using drugs can be a way of coping with these painful feelings.
lack of family involvement
may increase the risk of addiction.
peer pressure
a strong factor in starting to use and abuse drugs.
taking a highly addictive drug
causes faster addictions than others.
The nervous system
is your body’s control center
consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
neurons
the building blocks of our nervous system,
transmits messages throughout our body, helps with all the senses.
neurotransmitters
chemicals in the brain that carry messages from one neuron to the next.
dopamine
feelings of pleassure
seritonin
mood
how drugs work in the brain
drugs tap into the brains communication system and interfere with the way neurons normally send, receive, and process info.
why are drugs so addictive
because they produce insanely large amounts of dopamine/pleasure.
how drugs can change our brain
it makes our brain produce less dopamine.
