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True or False:
Addiction is treatable and addicts can maintain sobriety
TRUE
Considered to be the "Gateway Drug"
Marijuana
Needing to drink/ use more to experience the same effect
Tolerance
Addiction can cause a lack of control over _____, ______, or _______
Thoughts, Feelings, or Behaviors
A neurotransmitter in the brain which produces feelings of pleasure through the brain's reward circuitory that is triggered by substances and can cause a repeat in behaviors
Dopamine
True or False:
People can be cured of addiction
FALSE
A powerful, addictive, central nervous system depressant produced by fermentation of yeast
Alcohol
What is a form of treatment where the patient lives in a recovery facility
Inpatient/ Residential Treatment
What are the three factors that can cause people to be addicted to drugs
Biology, Environment, & Development (BioPsychoSocial)
Name at least 3 diseases or illnesses that can resultfrom drug use
Hepatitis, Heart disease, Obesity, Mental health, HIV, Cancer, Stroke, etc.
True or False:
Addiction is an acute disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences
FALSE: Addiction is a CHRONIC disease
This is a molecule that is released from a neuron to relay information to another cell
Neurotransmitter
A slip from recovery where the patient returns back to their old habit/ addictive behavior
Relapse
Drug addiction effects what 3 parts of the brain
Prefrontal cortex, Amygdala, abd Basil Ganglia
Name at least 3 specific areas of the body that can be affected by drug use
Mouth, Liver, Throat, Lungs, Skin, Kidney, Bladder, Heart, Brain
True or False:
Everyone will respond the same way to a given drug dose
FALSE
What is a behavior characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite consequences, and a need for an increased amount of the substance to achieve the same effect
Addiction
The process by which a poison or toxin is removed from the body and generally medically supervised treatmetn designed to purge the body of intoxicating or addictive substance
Detox
This protects the brain from substances
The blood-brain barrier
These are natural ways to increase dopamine
Sleep hygiene, Supplements such as magnesium, Exercise, Yoga, Meditate, Overall working to destress your life, etc.
True or False:
Dopamine is involved in functions including, mood, appetite, and sensory perception
FALSE: This is Seratonin
This drug binds to Acetylcholine receptor sites and Dopamine receptor sites, reinforcing its ingestion
Nicotine
The occurance of mental and physical problems when someone who is addicted to stop using a drug
Withdrawal
Give two examples of characteristics of the total dependency stage of addiction
Needs drug to funtion normally, Loses control in actions, Loses interests in priorities, Physically and emotionally exhausted, Tolerance to drug, Overdose may occur
What are things that can decrease a person's chance of developing an addiction
Complete abstinance, Drug Education, and Healthy coping skills