Definition Addiction is a process Addiction is a

Definition �Addiction is a process �Addiction is a disease that affects both the brain and behavior. �Influencing Rewarding system: �Main two factors to consider: Tolerance Withdrawal

How is it work �tapping into its communication system and interfering with the way neurons normally send, receive, and process information. activate neurons can cause the neurons to release abnormally large amounts of natural neurotransmitters prevent the normal recycling of these brain chemicals

Whenever this reward circuit is activated, the brain notes that something important is happening that needs to be remembered, and teaches us to do it again and again without thinking about it. Because drugs of abuse stimulate the same circuit, we learn to abuse drugs in the same way.

FLAKKA • “It is a synthetic cathinone, which is the category of synthetic drugs that are often referred to as ‘bath salts, ’ ” Jim Hall. • Flakka is a stimulant, which increases alertness, attention and energy. The drug is sold in white or pink crystal chunks, which are “foul-smelling, ” according. • It can also be vaporized in e-cigarette devices, Hall says, but is most typically dissolved in the mouth or snorted. • Its street name draws from a hispanic colloquial term, which generally refers to a “slender, elegant woman who charms all whom she meets, ”

COCAINE �The word "cocaine" refers to the drug in both a powder (cocaine) and crystal (crack) form. �It is made from the coca plant and causes a shortlived high that is immediately followed by opposite, intense feelings of depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug. Cocaine may be snorted as a powder, converted to a liquid form for injection with a needle or processed into a crystal form to be smoked.

HALLUCENOGENS �n as: Lysergic acid diethylamide: LSD, Acid, Blotter; Psilocybin: Magic Mushrooms, Shrooms; Phencyclidine: PCP, Angel Dust, Boat, Ozone, Wack; Ecstasy: E, X, XTC �Hallucinogens change the way the brain interprets time, reality and the environment around you. �They also affect the way you move, react to situations, think, hear and see. This may make you think that you're hearing voices, seeing images and feeling things that don't exist.

Marijuana �Many users describe two phases of the marijuana high: initial stimulation (giddiness and euphoria), followed by sedation and a pleasant tranquility.

Methamphetamine or Meth �In the short term, meth causes mind and mood changes such as anxiety, euphoria and depression. Long-term effects can include chronic fatigue, paranoid or delusional thinking and permanent psychological damage. �Over "amping" on any type of speed is pretty risky. Creating a false sense of energy, these drugs push the body faster and further than it's meant to go. It increases heart rate, blood pressure and risk of stroke.

Inhalants �Inhalants are substances or fumes from products such as glue or paint thinner that are sniffed or "huffed" to cause an immediate high. �Because they affect your brain with much greater speed and force than many other substances, they can cause irreversible physical and mental damage. �Inhalants affect your brain and can cause you to suddenly engage in violent, or even deadly, behavior. You could hurt yourself or the people you love. �Inhalants can kill you instantly. Inhalant users can die by suffocation, choking on their vomit or having a heart attack.

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• Part of the cerebral cortex • VTA • Nucleus accumbens • Thalamus • Brainstem • spinal cord

Signs of ADDTICTIVE Blood shot, red eyes, droopy eyelid Wearing sunglasses at inappropriate times. Changes in sleep pattern Unexplained periods of changed mood, depression and anxiety Loss of interest Decline in academic performance Loss of motivation Changes in peer groups. Disappearance of money and items of value. Unfamiliar containers of locked boxes.