Bio-Intervention Flashcards
1
Q
How does nicotine replacement therapy work? (Bio-intervention addiction)
A
- Involves the use of a substitute drug
- Help to elevate symptoms associated with withdrawal
- Releases nicotine that desensitises the brain nicotine receptors
- Smoking becomes dissatisfying
2
Q
What is methadone used for? (Bio-intervention addiction)
A
Heroin replacement
3
Q
How does methadone work? (Bio-intervention addiction)
A
- Stimulates the same receptor sites as heroin but in a mild way
- Stops the cravings, without the ‘high’ so is less appealing
- Reward pathway is not activated
4
Q
What did Warren (2005) find? (Bio-intervention addiction)
A
Found that inmates who used methadone used none or less heroin than before
5
Q
How does naltrexone work? (Bio-intervention addiction)
A
- Its an antagonist drug that blocks opioid receptors without producing an affect itself
- Reducing the rewarding properties of the activity
6
Q
What did Brosick find? (Bio-intervention addiction)
A
As the drug blocked the action of dopamine, the porn addict no longer had pleasure when accessing pornographic material
7
Q
What did Feeney find? (Bio-intervention addiction)
A
Abstinence from addiction is most successful when CBT and drugs are used together
8
Q
What are the three methods? (Bio-intervention addiction)
A
- Nicotine replacement therapy
- Methadone
- Naltrexone
