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Addiction Flashcards

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What is addiction

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Dependence on substances and activities WHICH THEN HAS BIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL EFFECTS ON A PERSON

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Symptoms of being addicted

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  • strong desire to take substance despite harmful consequences
  • giving up on activities that were once deemed as important
  • withdrawal state when substances is reduced or gone
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Salience

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Activity becomes the most important

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Mood modification

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Activity produced an arousing ‘buzz’ or high

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Tolerance

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Increasing amounts of activity are needed to achieve same effects

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Withdrawal symptoms

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Sudden reduction of activity produces unpleasant feelings and physical effects

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Relapse

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Reverting to earlier patterns of addiction soon after giving up

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What is substance misuse

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A person uses the substance in a way that would be harmful to them

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