Substance Abuse Exit Ticket

What is the name of a brain cell.

• necrosis

• axon

• neuron

• dendrit

Can certain genes (your heredity) increase a person's risk of addiction?

• yes

• no

________ is a chronic relapsing disease characterized by compulsive, often uncontrollable, drug seeking and drug use in the face of negative consequences.

• Withdrawals

• Voluntary choice

• Persuaded

• Addiction

The reward system is a collection of neurons that release _________.

When it is released by these neurons, a person feels pleasure.

• Stress

• White Blood Cells

• Axons

• Domapine

A serving size of alcohol is considered _____.

• .08oz

• .06oz

• 2 beers

• 3 shots

Alcohol ______ the central nervous system

• slows down

• speeds up

• does nothing to

• controls

What best describes the term "tolerance?"

• The symptoms experienced when drug use is abruptly discontinued

• A disorder in which quitting drug use results in withdrawal

• Needing more of a drug over time in order to get the same effect

• Taking a drug recreationally

A condition in which a person can no longer control his or her drug use is called:

• Addiction

• Tolerance

• Withdrawal

• Dependence

What organ is responsible for the breakdown (metabolism) of alcohol?

• liver
• kidney
• stomach
• thyroid

Which is NOT a main factor that affects a person becoming intoxicated?

• weight

• time between drinks

• male/female

• type of alcohol

  (example: beer vs wine)