Types of intervention in addictive behaviour Flashcards
BIO - Describe the use of methadone in heroin addictions.
Methadone is a synthetic drug mimicing the effects of heroin but is less addictive, producing feelings of euphoria to a lesser degree.
Addicts slowly increase the use to build tolerance to the drug, then slowly decrease the dosage until it is not needed.
BIO - Describe the use of drugs in gambling addictions.
Research suggests beneficial effects in the treatment of gambling with drugs. Evidence has shown that gamblers treated with SSRIs to increase serotonin due to the theory of serotonin dysfunction portrayed significant improvements compared to a control group.
BIO - Describe the use of naltrexone in gambling addictions.
Naltrexone is a dopamine receptor antagonist. It works by reducing the rewarding and reinforcing characteristics of gambling behaviour, therefore reducing urges to gamble.
BIO - Describe the issues of using drugs in gambling.
It has not been approved of in the UK, suggesting that the use of drugs may either by high risk or lacks sufficient evidence to be administered as a proper use of medication.
PSY - Describe the use of reinforcement in reducing addictive behaviour.
Research has shown that monetary rewards produce better patient outcomes for people on methadone treatment. This is due to the rewarding satisfaction when not engaging in addictive behaviours.
Drug use dropped 60% for participants in rewarding conditions compared to the control condition.
PSY - Describe the use of CBT in reducing addictive behaviour.
CBT aims to fix the faulty thinking that their addictive behaviour has influenced. Patients learn more effective coping strategies to deal with situations, such as the belief of control and predictions of outcomes in gambling. CBT attemtps to correct these errors, which reduces the urge to gamble.
PHL - Describe what evidence shows of the NIDA study.
NIDA is a governemnt sponsored intervention designed to intervene with personal and social problems associated with drug abuse. Group and individual councelling significantly reduced cocaine use and other associated behaviours.
PHL - Describe what evidence shows of telephone Quitline services.
Meta analysis shows that people who recieved repeated calls from a councellor increased their odds of stopping smoking by 50% compared to smokers with brief councelling. Multiple callback councelling improves long term probability of cessation.
PHL - Describe the effects of anti-smoking legislation.
Evidence suggest, despite an alternative main objective, that the law has created a more supportive enviroment for them to quit smoking. Statistics showed that NHS stop smoking services helped 1/4 million people quit smoking.
