Theme 15 derp Flashcards
Addiction Type 1
Low Novelty seeking
High Harm Avoidance
High Reward Dependence
Usually Alcoholic who start drinking after age 25
Addiction Type 2
High Novelty Seeking
Low Harm Avoidance
Low Reward Dependence
Usually Alcoholic that start drinking before Age 25
Brain Reward System
Dopaminergic neurons in Ventral Tegmentum projects to the Nucleus accumbens “pleasure center”
Part of the Reward Path Heroin acts on
Ventral Tegmentum
Part of the Reward path Alcohol acts on
Nucleus Accumbens
Part of Reward Path Cocaine, Nicotine and THC act on
Nucleus Accumbens
Stimulants
Amphetamines
Cocaine
Ecstasy
Nicotine
Hallucinogenic
Ketamine LSD Phencyclidine(angle dust) Psilocybin(Shrooms) Cannabinoids
Sedatives
Alcohol
Barbiturates
Benzos
Solvents
Alcohol Detox
Tachycardia
Hypertension
Hallucinations
*CAN BE LIFE-THREATENING
Cold Opiate Detox
Symptoms like GI flu
*not life threatening, last a week worst is 2nd or 3rd day
Warm Opiate Detox
sub opiate for methadone, then reduce methadone
Etiology of Drug addiction
Feedback from Mesolimbic pathway
reduced Prefrontal cortex-reduced self control
Drinking Limits men
Max a day 4
Max a week 14
Drinking limits women
Max a day 3
Max a week 7