Using drugs illegally: Prescription stimulants/synthetic drugs

Prescription stimulants work in the brain to balance what to chemicals?

• dopamine and norepinephrine

• sopamine and epinephrine

• Bropamine and nephrin

A careful balance of the chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine are needed in what part of your body?

• the back

• the brain

• the lungs

Prescription stimulants work to help people with ADHD ...

• run faster

• play harder

• focus and concentrate

Doctors who prescribe prescription stimulants check in with patients to monitor all items below except for:

• ADAD symptoms are improving

• Watch for negative side effects

• See that the patient has changed their hair color

• Adjust dosage as necessary

Kids who take someone else's prescription stimulants without permission may experience all expect for ...

• become an incredible skier

• pounding heart, stroke, or heart attack

• anxiety and paranoia

• extreme anger

True or False ... misusing prescription stimulants can lead to addiction.

• True

• False

Addiction happens when the drug you are taking or experience you have ...

• Decreases pleasure centers in the brain and make you want less

• Increases the feelings of hunger in your stomach

• Increases pleasure centers in the brain and make you want more

Addiction to drugs can lead to all except ...

• physical and emotional consequences

• damage relationships with family and friends

• have serious problems at school

• Help you keep your job

Withdrawal symptoms can include all of the following except ...

• depression

• unusually happy

• return to drug use

• insomnia and fatigue

Synthetic drugs are produced in ...

• legal labs

• illegal labs

• pharmaceutical companies