Addiction- CADT

Question 1

What is addiction?

Answer 1

Primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry

Question 2

What are the addiction ABC’s?

Answer 2

A- inability to consistently ABSTAIN

B- Impairment in BEHAVIORAL control

C- CRAVING

D- DIMINISHED recognition of significant problems

E- dysfunctional EMOTIONAL response

Question 3

what is developing around age 15 when people start experimenting with drugs and alcohol?

Answer 3

Prefrontal cortex

Question 4

What does the prefrontal cortex do?

Answer 4

• Stop and go button!
• Enables to assess situations
• Make sound decisions
• Keep our motions and desires under control

Question 5

Substance use voluntary or involuntary?

Answer 5

Initial decision to use is mostly voluntary

When substance abuse takes over, the ability to exert self control can become seriously impaired

Question 6

What is conditioning?

Answer 6

Environmental cues become associated with the use experience and can trigger uncontrollable cravings

Question 7

What NT is responsible for regulation of movement emotion, cognition, motivation and FEELING OF PLEASURE?

Answer 7

Dopamine

Question 8

How much more dopamine is released vs. natural reward?

Answer 8

2-10 more times

Question 9

What are some risk factors for addiction?

Answer 9

• Genetics
• Earlier age onset
• Childhood trauma
• Mental Illness

*No single factor determines whether a person becomes addicted

Question 10

Is addiction treatable?

Answer 10

YES!

Question 11

What are the stages of change? (Trans-theoretical Model)

Answer 11

Pre-contemplation
Contemplation
Determination/Planning
Action
Relapse
Maintenance

Question 12

What is a common goal of all public policies and programs?

Answer 12

Harm reduction

Sickness, death, etc

Question 13

Does relapse mean failure?

Answer 13

NO!

Question 14

Define Recovery?

Answer 14

A process of change through which individuals improve their health wellness, live self-directed lives