Key Question

Question 1

what is the A01 for this key question?

Answer 1

facts about treatment for addiction

Question 2

what is the biological key question?

Answer 2

how effective is drug therapy for treating addiction?

Question 3

what is the A02 for this key question?

Answer 3

the application of biological knowledge/theory to explain how it would work

Question 4

what is the A03 for this key question?

Answer 4

to what extent does it explain it?

Question 5

how does drug addiction affect society? (2)

Answer 5

• costs the NHS for drug treatment

- drug abuse causes crime

Question 6

how many opiate users were there in 2013/14?

Answer 6

293,879

Question 7

how many people used drug therapy successfully to treat addiction in 2013/14?

Answer 7

29,150

Question 8

what drug is methadone used to substitute for?

Answer 8

heroin

Question 9

what is a common drug used for drug addiction?

Answer 9

Buprenorphine

Question 10

what does Buprenorphine do?

Answer 10

helps avoid withdrawal symptoms

Question 11

A03-why can drug treatment for drug addiction be harmful?

Answer 11

people can become addicted to them-displacing one addiction for another

Question 12

what is an alternative therapy to treat drug addiction?

Answer 12

counselling

Question 13

A02-what can repeated exposure to drugs do?

Answer 13

-cause desensitisation-lead to tolerance-need more drugs to feel a high-addiction

Question 14

A02-what happens if a person who is addicted stops taking the drug?

Answer 14

-reduction of drugs=experience of withdrawal symptoms e.g. sweating,vomiting,shaking

Question 15

A02-what does heroin do to the brain? (2)

Answer 15

• heroin reduces GABA=increase in dopamine

- suppresses opioid receptors=supresses physical pain

Question 16

A02-what does Buprenorphine do in the brain? (4)

Answer 16

• binds to opioid receptors without a perfect fit
• -binds without all opioid effects
• prevent the receptor from joining with full opioids
• able to reduce dose over time without severe effects

Question 17

A03-what conflicting evidence is there for the use of drug treatment being effective for addiction? (2)

Answer 17

• Alexander et al- Rat park- rat put in small, dirty cage alone with drugged water-became addicted- then put in a big cage with other rats and th choice of drugged water and normal water and opted for cage rather than drugs
• Li-suggets cues that trigger cravings other than biology-need more than drugs

Question 18

A03-what supporting evidence is there for the use of drug treatment being effective for addiction?

Answer 18

• West-drug treatment effective in treating heroin addiction

- Jones-Buprenorphine effective for treating withdrawal symptoms-individual treatment-flexibility