Transcript Around the World: Drug edition

Drug Jeopardy
Miss Markowski
Question 1
• Name the liquid depressant that is legal at
age 21 and is addictive
Question 2
• Any stimulant that is legal with a Rx,
known as speed and used to treat AD/HD
Question 3
• Rx drug to treat heroin and meth addicts
Question 4
• Name 2 Rx drug pain relievers, common
after surgeries and is very addictive
Question 5
• Rx drugs that are known as “downers” or
depressants. There are 2 correct answers
Question 6
• Side effects include developing the
secondary sex characteristics of the
opposite gender. Oh yeah, muscle mass
may develop too.
7
• Derivatives of the poppy plants; pain
relievers. NAME the I.V. Rx one AND the
illegal one (Both are considered opiods)
8
• Comes from the Cannabis sativa plant;
THC is the active ingredient. Name BOTH
• Also, why is this drug considered addictive
today when it wasn’t 20 years ago?
9
• Stimulant that comes in powder form, used
medically as a numbing agent, causes 50
times dopamine in the brain
10
• Man-made hallucinogens; usually on tabs
of blotter paper or in crystal powder form.
• NAME BOTH
11
• Fungi, eaten cooked or smoked dried,
hallucinogen
12
• Both drugs known as the “Date Rape
Drug”
• Give 2 reasons why they are used for this
purpose
13
• Club drugs:
– Name the one is known as “love drug” or “e”
– Name the one that is a cat sedative from the
vet’s office
– Name the “newer” one that is sometimes
known as “plant food” that was just banned in
July
14
• Strongest of all illegal stimulants; causes
addiction quickly because it releases
about 200 times dopamine in the brain
– Hint: we looked at their faces over time
15
• Class of drugs that are Never intended for
human use; common household products,
poison
16
• Legal addictive stimulant for
EVERYONE!!!!!!!
17
• Addictive stimulant found in cigarettes and
“chew”
18
• Reward center of the brain, controls
pleasure and pain
19
• Chemicals in the brain that drugs
manipulate, causing the “high”
• Then, name the common “Good” feeling
one that most drugs target in the brain
20
• Organ that oxidizes alcohol
• How much alcohol can this organ oxidize
per hour? (a range)
• If you know someone’s BAC, which more
accurate equation can we to determine the
time until alcohol is oxidized out of the
body?
22
• _____________ peak now!
• Why?
21
• Part of your brain that is swollen (but that
is NORMAL! And OK)
• By the way, around what age does the
brain STOP growing?
23
• What 2 things do you need to do if
someone “passes out” from alcohol
• Why do we need to do this?
24
• Name 2 main effects of hallucinogens
25
• Name 2 effects of Stimulants
26
• Name 2 effects of depressants
27
• Name 2 effects of Club Drugs
28
• Name 2 effects of Rx drugs (narcotics)
29
• Name 2 effects of inhalants
32
• Class of drugs that are man-made
(synthetic) and have both hallucinogenic
and stimulant like effects
• Give 2 examples
30
• Define Addiction
• Define Tolerance
33
• Class of Drugs that SLOW down
breathing, heart rate, body temp and blood
pressure
34
• Class of Drugs that SPEED UP heart rate,
breathing, body temp and blood pressure
35
• Class of drugs that are made from poppy
plants and are usually used as pain
relievers
36
• Why are drugs more addictive than natural
rewards?
FINAL Jeopardy
• Why is alcohol/drugs are such a BAD CHOICE
for teenagers (3 MAIN reasons)
• Hint: All about Brain Development
1. Limbic System
• Amygdala swollen, so drugs will feel even better for teens
than adults
• Also, addictions are more likely NOW, 5-15 weeks of “use”!
2. Prefrontal Cortex still developing
• poor judgment & decision making
3. Brain is still growing in general
• Alcohol/drug use causes physical “stunting” of brain growth
• Memory loss certain
Final Final Jeopardy
• Discuss the 2 brain changes seen in
regular users of drugs:
– 1. Drugs flood brain with neurotransmitters,
leading homeostasis to produce less of our
own neurotransmitters
– 2. Drug use causes neurotransmitter
receptors to die because of the flooding of
neurotransmitters by the drug (this leads to
tolerance and addiction)
THE REAL FINAL QUESTION
How will you avoid alcohol and
drug use?
Or do you still see benefits of
drugs and alcohol?