Drugs can cause changes on the brain

Dopamine is .....

A drug that slows down body functioning.

A drug that speeds up the activity of the body and the brain.

Alcohol is a depressant that slows down body functions such as movement, speech, reaction time and thinking ability.

Adolescents brains are more vulnerable than an adult therefore they are more likely to become addicted to drugs.

Repeated drug use can reset the brain's “pleasure meter”, so that without the drug, you feel ....

Cocaine or crack use can result in which of the following?

When a person's body has become used to the effects of the a drug or medicine and needs a greater amount to be effective.

An amount of a drug so excessive that it makes someone ill or causes death.

What are the three factors that affects whether a teen will drink or not?

A chronic brain disorder characterized by the continued, uncontrollable, compulsive use of drugs in spite of negative health, legal or social consequences. 

Dopamine is involved in

What are some impacts/ effects of addiction?

Students who begin using as a teen are more likely to become addicts as adults.

SMOKING can cause which of the following:

This drug is the most potent and dangerous and is a newer synthetic.

Dopamine and Serotonin are naturally occurring chemicals in the brain that drugs either "mimic" or increase the amount of.

Tobacco is a drug that is very addictive