Catholic Faith
In the Catholic Religion, it is taught that addictions are often seen as a.........
What is sin and illness?
The Canadian Medical Association classifies addiction as what type of condition?
What is a disease?
True or False: Trying a drug for the first time is typically a voluntary decision.
What is true?
Name one long-term health issue caused by substance addiction
What is liver disease, heart disease, or brain damage?
Addictive substances fill the brain with dopamine and rewire pathways, reducing the ability to choose freely through ____________.
What is dopamine hijacking?
Which sacrament can Catholics receive to seek forgiveness and healing from addiction?
What is reconciliation?
What brain chemical is heavily involved in the addiction “reward system”?
What is dopamine?
What part of the brain involved in decision-making can influence a person's initial choice to use a substance?
What is the prefrontal cortex?
True or False: Addiction can affect future employment opportunities
What is true?
Addiction primarily affects this organ, which controls thoughts, emotions, and behavior
What is the brain?
What Catholic organization helps individuals struggling with alcohol addiction through a spiritual program?
What is Calix Society?
Addiction is often compared to this chronic disease because both involve lifestyle choices and changes in physical health.
What is diabetes?
What is the term for continuing substance use despite knowing the negative consequences?
What is compulsive behavior?
How can addiction impact future family relationships?
What is causing mistrust, emotional trauma, or separation?
What term describes the brain's need for more of a substance to get the same effect?
What is tolerance?
What is the name of the Catholic teaching that encourages temperance and self-control over desires?
What is the virtue of temperance?
Addiction is considered a chronic disease because it often involves this pattern of stopping and starting again.
What is relapse?
Critics of the “addiction is a choice” theory argue that which factor reduces personal control over drug use over time?
What is chemical dependency, or changes in brain functions?
Addiction can affect future employment by leading to this outcome, especially if it affects performance or conduct.
What is job loss/unemployment?
Long-term drug use causes the brain to adapt, making it less responsive to natural rewards. What is this condition called?
What is desensitization?
Which prayer, commonly said in recovery settings, aligns with the Catholic call for surrender and trust in God?
What is the Serenity Prayer?
Which gene variant has been linked to increased susceptibility to alcohol addiction?
What is the ADH1B gene?
What legal consequence is often used to reinforce the idea that people are responsible for their substance use?
What is criminal punishment or incarceration?
What is one projected societal consequence of rising addiction rates in the next decade?
What is increased healthcare costs, rising homelessness, and workforce decline?
Which brain imaging technology is used to study the effects of addiction on brain activity?
What is FMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)?