https://padlet.com/mackenzie_barker/239yxzvqvzl7 en-us 2019-05-10 00:25:55 UTC 2025-04-09 16:36:38 UTC hello@padlet.com mackenzie_barker https://padlet.com/mackenzie_barker/239yxzvqvzl7/wish/358709228 For starts, alcohol is a depressant. This means it will slow down bodily functions which can be very bad once it reaches a certain point. 

If you just drink a little bit, it can help you kind of chill out a bit, but drink too much and you will become drunk.

Alcohol poisoning is very serious and can kill you if you drink too much. " Alcohol overdose causes even more severe depressant effects (inability to feel pain, toxicity where the body vomits the poison, and finally unconsciousness or, worse, coma or death from severe toxic overdose)" (Health 5.2). ]]> 2019-05-10 00:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_barker/239yxzvqvzl7/wish/358709228 mackenzie_barker https://padlet.com/mackenzie_barker/239yxzvqvzl7/wish/358709723 Tobacco is actually a crop that is grown in many different places. It can be found in cigars, cigarettes, and just plain old chewing tobacco of course.

The part that people get addicted to and make them feel good is a substance called nicotine. " The psychoactive ingredient is nicotine, a stimulant, but more than 4,000 other chemicals (2,000 of which are known to be poisonous) are present in cigarettes" (Health 5.2). That is the part that gets people to buy tons of cigarettes. 

If used too much, the nicotine found in tobacco can rewire your brain to form an addiction. ]]> 2019-05-10 00:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_barker/239yxzvqvzl7/wish/358709723 mackenzie_barker https://padlet.com/mackenzie_barker/239yxzvqvzl7/wish/358710258 These are also known as Opioiods. Basically they tone down the signals of pain down so when they reach the brain it's not as intense. " They reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affect those brain areas controlling emotion, which diminishes the effects of a painful stimulus" (Health 5.2). 

People will usually find ways to obtain these medicines illegally to take them recreationally. ]]> 2019-05-10 00:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_barker/239yxzvqvzl7/wish/358710258 mackenzie_barker https://padlet.com/mackenzie_barker/239yxzvqvzl7/wish/358710692 Fortunately, there are ways to treat an addiction and make it better. However it can be very long, hard process. 

The first type of treatment is medication. When a person is going through withdrawal, the urge to go back to the substance will be overwhelming. Medications can help reduce the symptoms of withdrawal.

The most important part of treatment is behavioral. By teaching a person to use other methods to cope with issues, they will be less prone to going back to drugs. " Behavioral treatments help patients engage in the treatment process, modify their attitudes and behaviors related to drug abuse, and increase healthy life skills" (Health 5.2).]]> 2019-05-10 00:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_barker/239yxzvqvzl7/wish/358710692 mackenzie_barker https://padlet.com/mackenzie_barker/239yxzvqvzl7/wish/358711210 There's a person in my life who went through some serious issues with alcohol. Luckily they are now 9 years sober, but alcohol at the time seemed like the only option and it was ruining their life.

They went through behavioral treatment many times, but in the end they had to make the decision that they wanted to get better and had to work towards it.

They now go to AA meetings a few times a week to make sure they maintain sobriety. ]]> 2019-05-10 00:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_barker/239yxzvqvzl7/wish/358711210