Addiction within the Brain
What led to the widespread opioid addiction crisis?
prescription pills
Behind the brainstem; coordinates movement and balance.
Specialized area that directs voluntary movement
Motor Cortex
This is the amount of Lobes within the brain.
4
The brain can heal and rewire itself through this process.
Brain plasticity, neuroplasticity
What part of the brain is hijacked by opioids during addiction?
Brain Reward System
Brain-linked gland; releases key hormones (e.g., ADH, oxytocin)
Pituitary Gland
The structure connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain
Corpus Callosum
This part of the brain might be damaged if someone has lost the ability to form new memories
Hippocampus
Visual and auditory tricks that show how perception is constructed.
Illusions
Which neurotransmitter plays a key role in pleasure and motivation related to addiction?
Dopamine
Right and left halves, connected by the corpus callosum.
Hemispheres
Hypothalamus
Sitting above the brainstem, this structure sorts and sends sensory signals
Thalamus
This form of experience involves moment-to-moment awareness and is useful in medicine
Consciousness
Which of the following is a medication-assisted treatment for addiction?
Methadone
Vision processing lobe region
Occipital Lobe
Specialized area that processes touch and sensation
somatosensory cortex
This part of the brain is the largest by volume, encompassing multiple lobe regions.
Cerebral Cortex
The lasting emotional and psychological impact of a distressing or harmful event, like an accident, natural disaster, or abuse
Trauma
What medication is used to reverse opioid overdoses?
Nalaxone/Narcan
Sensory perception and spatial awareness region lobe
Parietal lobe
Along with the pons and midbrain, this structure is the 3rd piece to the brainstem.
Medulla Oblongata
DAILY DOUBLE: These are a collection of deep brain nuclei that are involved in motor control.
Basal Ganglia
DAILY DOUBLE: These types of locations are meant to reduce Health Risks, tranmission of STIs, death, etc by letting patients inject opioids in a safe-space.
Supervised injection sites