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How does our brain send messages?. Why do some drugs get us “high”?. Neurons (brain cells). Synapse & Neurotransmitters. http :// www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5zFgT4aofA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OS2C4NemJI. Dopamine. Is a reinforcing neurotransmitter
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How does our brain send messages? Why do some drugs get us “high”?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5zFgT4aofA • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OS2C4NemJI
Dopamine • Is a reinforcing neurotransmitter • Relays a message and makes us feel good (so we will continue to do this) • Eat, drink, sex • It is not the only feel good transmitter – acetylcholine, serotonin, and others.
Why do some drugs make us feel good? • Certain drugs increase the amount of dopamine (or other reinforcing neurotransmitter) and/or prevents re-uptake. • Leaves more dopamine floating around in the brain synapses and gives us a “high” feeling.
So how does addiction occur? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-1n9tJAT3A&list=PL780B939294BA01FE
Central Nervous System • A. The brain • B. The brain and spinal cord • C. Our spine • D. Our heart and lungs
Stimulant • A. Increases the activity in our CNS • B. Slows down the activity on our CNS • C. A drug that contains opium • D. A medicine that can only be legally obtained with a doctors prescription.
Neurostransmitter • A. A nerve cell • B. A chemical that carries messages across the synapse • C. The space between two nerve cells • E. A drug that slows down our CNS
Binge Drinking • A. 4 or more drinks in a short period of time if you are a female. • B. 4 or more drinks in a short period of time if you are a male. • C. A type of drinking when you are doing “shot” of liquor. • D. Having 2 drinks a day for a week straight.
Depressant • A. Increases the activity in our CNS • B. Slows down the activity on our CNS • C. A drug that only a doctor can legally prescribe • D. A drug that makes us depressed
Hallucinogen • A. Increases the activity in our CNS • B. Slows down the activity on our CNS • C. A drug that contains opium • D. A drug that causes a person to see, hear, and perceive things that do not exist.
Synapse • A. A drug that effects your reaction time. • B. A nerve cell • C. A relapse into drug abuse • D. The gap between two nerve cells
Physical Addiction • A. An addiction that lasts a long time. • B. The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. • C. Having obsessions and compulsions (thinking about the drug all the time and the only satisfaction is to have the drug. • D. The need to use a drug for the body to function and avoid discomfort.
Psychological Addiction • A. An addiction that lasts a long time. • B. The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. • C. Having obsessions and compulsions (thinking about the drug all the time and the only satisfaction is to have the drug. • D. The need to use a drug for the body to function and avoid discomfort.