The Brain What is Homeostasis Bodies ability to adapt to your surroundings Facts About the Brain The brain controls your behavior. The brain processes a huge amount of information. Different regions regulate different parts of the body Drugs affect the Reward System in the Brain The Brain is the Bodies Regulator What Happens When you Take a Drug How Drugs Work Almost all drugs change the way the brain works by affecting BRAIN TRANSMITTERS or SIGNALS. If you re taking medicine to get well it s a good thing. If you take drugs without talking to your doctor it s a bad thing. How Your Brain Talks with your Body The Central Nervous System When you Abuse Drugs the Brain can Send the Wrong Signals The Effects of Drugs Short Term Usage (Temporary) Changes Brain Chemistry, and behavior Long Term Usage (Permanent) Changes brain structure and behavior. Remember if You Damage your Brain by Abusing Drugs it could be Permanent! ( NO SMARTER THAN YOUR DOG)