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Question 1

Alcohol and nicotine

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two of the most widely used and most problematic psychoactive drugs

Question 2

Alcohol is the

Answer 2

highest drug used by all Canadians

Question 3

What is an addiction?

Answer 3

A chronic disease disrupting the brain’s reward, motivation and memory systems

Question 4

Typically, a person gets addicted to the stimulus/effects and

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struggles to get off of it due to withdrawal symptoms.

Question 5

6 Factors at Play of Addictions

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Economical

Social

Genetics/Heredity

Biological

Psychological

Education

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Question 6

Approaches to treatment include

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medication, treatment centres, self-help groups, and peer counselling; many programs also offer counselling to family members.

Societal Changes for the Future – Looking at Addiction as an illness, not a crime.

Question 7

Addiction causes

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compulsive substance abuse despite harmful consequences

Habits become out of control negatively affecting the person’s health

Unrelenting pursuit of a physical or psychological reward through substance abuse

Question 8

What is Tolerance?

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The user requires more and more of the substance to achieve the same high

Question 9

All addictions begin as a

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voluntary step

Question 10

What is Substance misuse?

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The use of a substance inconsistent with medical or legal guidelines

Question 11

EX: A person taking painkillers just to get high would be

Answer 11

drug misuse

or

Substance misuse

Question 12

There are ____ DSM-5 criteria for a substance use disorder

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Question 13

How do you diagnose Substance Misuse and Addictions?

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1. Impaired control
2. Social problems
3. Risky use
4. Drug effects
   a) Tolerance to the substance
   b) Experiencing withdrawal

Question 14

Behavioural Addictions

Answer 14

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Question 15

Some drugs are more likely than others to lead to addiction

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ex: opioid addiction

Question 16

Drug misuse and addiction occur at

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all income levels and across all age groups

Question 17

Drug changes the

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brain chemistry

Question 18

The quicker the drug enters the brain,

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the more addictive it is

Question 19

Response to a drug is influenced by the expectation of the user

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Large dose – strongest effect
Small dose – psychological and social factors are more important

If the person expects a particular experience, then they are likely to have those experiences
- Placebo effect

Expectations had a greater effect than the drug itself

Question 20

Social Factors

Answer 20

The setting will influence the way the person will experience the drug:
1. Comfortable home versus laboratory setting
2. Cocktail party versus home