Substance abuse and decision-making Quiz

Cocaine is a powerful stimulant that increases alertness and energy.

Psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, is a hallucinogen altering perception.

Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, causing sedation.

Dopamine is linked to pleasure and is a target for many drugs of abuse.

Heroin is classified as an opioid, producing analgesic effects.

Alcohol primarily affects GABA, leading to its sedative effects.

Tolerance is the need for increasing amounts of a substance to achieve the desired effect.

THC is the main psychoactive compound in marijuana, producing its effects.

High education level is not a common factor in substance abuse vulnerability.

Addiction is the continued use despite negative consequences.

The prefrontal cortex is crucial for decision-making and impulse control, often impaired in substance abuse.

Conditioned response is when substance-associated cues trigger cravings after abstinence.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter linked to the brain's reward system and addiction.

Withdrawal refers to symptoms upon stopping substance use in addiction.

Hippocampus encodes drug memories and associates them with environmental cues.