PPT-DAY 6: How do drugs affect the brain?

What is the impact of drug use on the teen brain Lets review Whats happening at a synapse Chemical exchange between neurons Packages of chemicals vesicles of neurotransmitters are released from one neuron. Influences on Drug Use. Biological – heredity. Identical twins. Adoption studies. Boys at age 6 excitable, fearless, impulsive (genetic traits) are more likely to take drugs. NPY – brain chemical more sensitive to alcohol. Drug Therapies. Medications used to treat mental health problems .. Not a cure, but can reduce . symptoms.. Stabilizes symptoms so psychological issues can be . addressed.. Antianxiety Drugs. Sedatives used to reduce tension and anxiety. Substance abuse. Limbic . system creates an appetite that drives you to seek out those things. .. The reward circuitry is activated—with dopamine carrying the message. . The result is less dopamine signaling in the brain, what the scientists call “down regulation.” . Presented by. Elizabeth Diebold, ND, MPH, . CHom. Brain Anatomy. The nervous system is the body’s decision and communication center. Controls every part of body movement and function. Controls emotions and memory. 9-1: . WHAT ARE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND WHAT ROLES DO TOLERANCE, WITHDRAWAL, AND ADDICTION PLAY IN THESE DISORDERS?. Psychoactive drug. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods. Substance use . 1. A presentation by:. 2. The aging process is normal:. Your brain’s physical structure and abilities change.. Your circulatory and digestive systems, kidneys, and liver slow down.. Your body’s ability to break down and use medicine changes.. To feel good. To feel better. Because others are doing it. Curiosity. Performance enhancement. Rite of passage. Religious ceremony. What Drugs Are Involved in Addiction?. Alcohol. Tobacco. Caffeine. Cannabis. RL Tackett, PhD. University of Georgia . College of Pharmacy. Pediatric Pharmacology: Reality. “Clinical practice in child and adolescent psychiatry often precedes clinical research in the development of new treatment interventions.”. Neurobiological & Neurodevelopmental Impact of . Traumatic Stress & Prenatal Alcohol Exposure . in Children & Adolescents: . What Children’s Lawyers Can Do. Jim Henry, PhD, MSW. Mark A. Sloane, DO, FACOP, FAAP. CPS Questions 1-2 . Chapter 4, Lesson 1. Chapter Overview. Lesson 1: Medicines and Drugs. Lesson 2: Tobacco. Lesson 3: Alcohol. Lesson 4: Environmental Health. Chapter 4, Lesson 1. Lesson Overview. How medicines differ from drugs. In . T. his . P. resentation. : . Background on the . Brain . The Teenage Brain. How Drugs Affect the Brain. Background . on . the Brain . Brain Background . Different parts of the brain control different behaviors and different parts of our body . 1 MarijuanaTeensFacts 12 Did you know that teen marijuana use has dropped dramatically since the late 1990s? So Medicine Age and Your Brain Many older adults take medicines to help control diseases like diabetes and depression or to manage risky conditions like high blood pressure and abnormal cholesterol While Assist. Prof. Karima Fadhil Ali. Al mustansiriyah university. College of pharmacy . Pharmaceutical Chemistry. :. Anticonvulsant Drugs (AEDs). Epilepsy. is not a disease. It is the most prevalent neurological disorder affecting more than 0.5% of the world’s population. It is characterized by recurrent seizures..