THE BRAIN AND ADDICTION

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Across
  1. 1. The percent of adult addicts that started in their teen years is __ %
  2. 5. The __ cortex makes decisions based on logic and consequences
  3. 8. A physical addiction causes __ symptoms
  4. 9. The prefrontal cortex is not fully matured until the mid __
  5. 12. Type of addiction which the addict relies on the drug to get through life.
Down
  1. 2. Family history and __ is a risk factor for addiction
  2. 3. The __ pathway dips during teen years, making them want to try new exciting things
  3. 4. Drugs produce __ amounts of the pleasure neurotransmitter, more than the brain is used to
  4. 6. A risk factor for addiction is for how __ of a time the person has used.
  5. 7. The __ system creates a memory of what gave us pleasure
  6. 10. Neurotransmitter that makes us feel pleasure is called __
  7. 11. Another name for addiction is "Substance Use __"