Addiction Basics
his term means a compulsive or chronic recurring substance, activity, or behaviour.
his term means a compulsive or chronic recurring substance, activity, or behaviour.
Alcohol is classified as this type of drug, which slows down brain activity.
What is a depressant?
Marijuana comes from this type of plant.
What is the cannabis plant?
Alcohol, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines belong to this category of drugs.
What are depressants?
Gambling, shopping, gaming, and this activity involving food are examples of behavioural addictions in the notes.
What is eating?
These two experiences are identified in the notes as important factors in a person's vulnerability to addiction.
What are grief and trauma?
This is the term for consuming a large amount of alcohol in a short period.
What is binge drinking?
This chemical in marijuana is responsible for many of its mind-altering effects.
What is THC?
Caffeine, nicotine, and cocaine are examples of this drug category.
What are stimulants?
Unlike substance addictions, behavioural addictions involve compulsively repeating these.
What are behaviours or activities?
According to Dr. Gabor Maté, addiction is a response to human suffering and this experience.
What is trauma?
This is the abbreviation for the measure of how much alcohol is in a person's bloodstream.
What is BAC (blood alcohol concentration)?
The notes identify smoking, vaping, and this third method as ways marijuana can be used.
What is eating it (edibles)?
Morphine, fentanyl, codeine, and oxycodone are examples of this drug category.
What are opioids?
Technology companies use this kind of personal information to target users with advertising.
What is user data (or personal data)?
According to the Dr. Gabor Maté notes, addressing and treating this is important for overcoming addiction.
What is underlying trauma?
The notes list these two organs among those that can be damaged by alcohol use.
What are the liver and brain? (Accept other organs identified in the notes.)
According to the notes, marijuana use can negatively affect these three mental abilities.
What are memory, learning, and attention?
LSD and psilocybin are listed under this drug category.
What are psychedelics?
This technology feature keeps users scrolling through content without a natural stopping point.
What is infinite scrolling?
These three approaches are used by the Western model to deal with addiction, according to the notes.
What are legal, medical, and social approaches?
The notes describe this condition as one possible result of alcohol use during pregnancy.
What is fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)?
The notes say marijuana use during adolescence may affect the development of this organ
What is the brain?
These drugs can affect mood and perception and are described in the notes as acting on the brain.
What are psychoactive drugs?
Social Media companies use algorithms as using information about users to predict and influence this.
What is user behaviour?