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DRUG ADDICTION
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL
Presented by FRANK GRIFFITTS
WHAT are drugs? Chemical substance that cause: Mental or psychological dependence Physical dependence Or Both
Are ALL drugs bad? Medicinal use FDA approved Over-the-counter Prescription Abuse Illegal Drugs
Top THREE drugs abused by teens Alcohol-ethanol Tobacco-nicotine Marijuana-THC
Street names for Marijuana
Skunk Joint Blunt Doobie Roach Green
Gangster Herb Reefer Mary Jane MJ Ganja
Pot Weed Grass Bud Chronic Dope
WHY do teens do drugs? Stress Boredom Curiosity Peer Pressure
Pleasure?
What is the difference between MENTAL and PHYSICAL addiction?
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
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
What is the difference between MENTAL and PHYSICAL addiction?
Why do drugs have such negative SIDE EFFECTS? 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? Some of the
neurotransmitters your brain produces and regulates are GABA, Anandamide, Acytelcholine, Dopamine and Serotonin.
GABA-Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid 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 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 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 Pleasureover Time
BASELINEBASELINE
PLEASURE SPIKEPLEASURE SPIKE
DEPRESSION SPIKEDEPRESSION SPIKE
Is Physical Addiction more dangerous than a Psychological Addiction? Physical Addictions cause immediate, often life
threatening dangers Mental Addictions often take longer to show up,
but often lead to physical addictions
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