Drugs and addiction Weekly Check-in - Robert Ly | Laabri

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A metabolite is formed when the body _____.

produces a poisonous substance

dies and begins the decaying process

removes a by-product through vomiting

breaks down drugs, poisons, or toxins

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discontinuation of a drug results in extreme mental and physical withdrawal symptoms

a person needs to take more and more of a drug to feel the same effects as the first time

drugs mimic neurotransmitters to either stimulate or block communications within the brain

there is an intense craving for a drug but no withdrawal symptoms upon discontinuation

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Mmuae Afoforo a Wobɛpaw:

reward pathway

serotonin

compulsion loop

fight-or-flight response

dopamine

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MDMA (ecstasy)

hemp seed oil

anabolic steroids

PCP

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
dependency		a physiological need for the substance
addiction		physical or mental symptoms that result from reduced use of a drug
withdrawal		an intense craving for a drug without physical symptoms

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