4. ADDICTIVE
BEHAVIOR
When someone is addicted to drugs,
they cannot manage without it, they
need to use more and more of it to
keep feeling the effect.
5.
6. LEGAL DRUGS
Coffee, tea and cigarettes all
contain legal drugs, we take
small dose of drug called
caffeine whenever we consume
coffee and tea.
8. WHAT IT CAN DO
Due to the complexity drugs have on
the brain, certain drugs can have both
positive and negative effects. If the
positive effects outweigh the negative
ones, then a person will be more likely
to use the drug again.
9. LONG TERM
EFFECTS
Long-term drug use is developed from the stimulation
of the brain’s reward center. Whenever this part of
the brain results in pleasure, it automatically
remembers this and indirectly teaches someone to
repeat the same behavior or activity again to achieve
the same results.
Some drugs can cause the brain to release excess
levels of dopamine, higher than one experiences
naturally from things they enjoy. Long-term drug use
can alter how the different centers
12. WHAT IS
DRUG ABUSE?
Drug abuse and addiction is a learned
behavior reinforced by the effects of drugs
on the brain. Certain parts of the brain can
be taught to remember what makes
someone feel good and is considered
pleasurable and what is not.
