Transcript DRUG ADDICTION

DRUG
ADDICTION
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL
Presented by FRANK GRIFFITTS
WHAT are drugs?
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Chemical substance that cause:
Mental or psychological dependence
Physical dependence
Or Both
Are ALL drugs bad?
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Medicinal use
FDA approved
Over-the-counter
Prescription
Abuse
Illegal Drugs
Top THREE drugs abused by teens
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Alcohol-ethanol
Tobacco-nicotine
Marijuana-THC
Street names for Marijuana
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Pot
Weed
Grass
Bud
Chronic
Dope
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Skunk
Joint
Blunt
Doobie
Roach
Green
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Gangster
Herb
Reefer
Mary Jane
MJ
Ganja
WHY do teens do drugs?
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Stress
Boredom
Curiosity
Peer Pressure
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Pleasure?
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What is the difference between
MENTAL and PHYSICAL addiction?
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MENTAL
Less recovery time
Limited withdrawal
symptoms
Desire to return to drug
use because it “feels good”
Inability to cope with stress
Inability to make long term
plans or goals
What is the difference between
MENTAL and PHYSICAL addiction?
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PHYSICAL
Longer recovery time
Intense withdrawal
symptoms
Desire to return to drug
use because it your body
needs the chemical
Inability to cope with
stress
Inability to make long
term plans or goals
Why do drugs have such negative
SIDE EFFECTS?
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Your body produces natural chemicals
called neurotransmitters
These chemicals are vital to the
development of your brain and your
nervous system
Drugs seriously disrupt your body’s ability
to produce and regulate these chemical
neurotransmitters
How does your BRAIN work?
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Some of the
neurotransmitters
your brain produces
and regulates are
GABA,
Anandamide,
Acytelcholine,
Dopamine and
Serotonin.
GABA-Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
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Among other things, GABA is
a neurotransmitter
responsible for inhibiting or
slowing down some neural
processes
Alcohol increases the
production and regulation of
GABA
The effects are long lasting
or permanent on the
developing brain (kids and
teens)
ACYTELCHOLINE
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Among other things,
Acytelcholine facilitates
concentration, learning and
memory
Nicotine increases the
production and disrupts the
regulation of Acytelcholine
The effects are long lasting or
permanent on the developing
brain (kids and teens)
ANANDAMIDE
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Among other things, Anandamide is
a neurotransmitter responsible for
stimulating and regulating pleasure
and pain tolerance
THC, the psychoactive drug in
marijuana, disrupts the body’s ability
to produce and regulate
Anandamide
The effects are long lasting or
permanent on the developing brain
(kids and teens)
Units of Pleasure
over Time
PLEASURE SPIKE
BASELINE
DEPRESSION SPIKE
Is Physical Addiction more dangerous
than a Psychological Addiction?
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Physical Addictions cause immediate, often life
threatening dangers
Mental Addictions often take longer to show up,
but often lead to physical addictions