Addiction (General)
A chronic lifelong condition that involves compulsive seeking and taking or performing of an activity despite negative or harmful consequences
What is addiction?
A chronic (lifelong) disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use despite adverse consequences
What is drug addiction (substance use disorder)?
A chronic condition characterized by an inability to control or stop drinking despite the negative consequences it poses to health, relationships, and daily life.
What is alcohol addiction?
What are signs of food addiction?
Eating certain foods even if you're no longer hungry, eating to the point of feeling ill, eating certain food so often or in large amounts that you eat instead of doing other things
What are examples of substance addictions?
Alcohol, Caffeine, Tobacco, Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs
Emergency medication used to treat Opioid overdoses
What is Narcan?
What are treatment and resource options for alcohol addiction?
Detox and withdrawal, treatment plas, medications recommended by your doctor, and continuing support (AA and Peer Support Groups)
An addiction that is not technically diagnosable yet but involves excessive consumption and thought of sugar?
What is sugar addiction?
What are examples of non-substance addictions?
Using the internet, exercising, shopping, and eating
Physical and mental symptoms experienced after stopping or reducing amount of drug use
What is withdrawal?
What is the long-term effect of alcohol use on the liver?
Fatty Liver --> Hepatitis --> Cirrhosis
What are risk factors for food and sugar addictions?
Genetics, brain chemistry, stress eating, unhealthy eating patterns, trauma, and social and cultural factors
What are the two main groups of addiction?
Substance and Non-Substance addictions
What are symptoms of substance use disorder?
Feeling that you have to use the drug regularly, needing more of the drug to get the same effect, not meeting responsibilities or things you enjoy doing because of drug use, continuing to use the drug even though you know it's causing you problems
Withdrawal that is medically managed in an inpatient center or a hospital
What is detox?
What are the daily added sugar intake recommendations (according to AHA)?
Males- less than 36 grams (9 teaspoons) of added sugar daily
Women- less than 25 grams (6 teaspoons) of added sugar daily
What are risk factors for addiction?
Genetics, history of trauma, starting at an early age, environment, mental health problems, and social and cultural factors
When should you seek emergency help (911) if you or someone you know has taken a drug?
Suspected overdose, changes in consciousness, trouble breathing, uncontrollable seizures or convulsions, chest pain or pressure
A deficiency associated with Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (alcohol interferes with the absorption of Thiamine and reduces appetite)
What is Vitamin B1 deficiency?
The chemical in the brain's rewards system that when hijacked by processed and sugary foods produces the urge to continue eating these foods because it tastes good.
What is dopamine?