ADDICTIONQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. ADDICTION IS A DISEASE OF

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ADDICTION IS A DISEASE OF THE BRAIN.

2. RELAPSE IS

A. A SIGN OF FAILURE; OR

B. A PART OF THE DISEASE

RELAPSE IS A PART OF THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION.

3. THE ______________ AN ADDICT GOES INTO TREATMENT, THE BETTER OFF HE OR SHE WILL DO IN TREATMENT.

THE EARLIER AN ADDICT GOES INTO TREATMENT, THE BETTER OFF HE OR SHE WILL DO IN TREATMENT.

4. ONCE AN ADDICT IS IN TREATMENT, HE/SHE HAS A GREATER CHANCE OF EFFECTIVE TREATMENT IS TREATMENT IS ___________ IN DURATION.

ONCE AN ADDICT IS IN TREATMENT, HE/SHE HAS A GREATER CHANCE FOR THE TREATMENT TO BE EFFECTIVE IF THE TREATMENT IS

LONGER IN DURATION.

5. TRUE OR FALSE:ADDICTION IS A MORAL FAILURE, A WEAKNESS OF CHARACTER.

THAT STATEMENT IS

FALSE. . . .

FACT: ADDICTION IS NOT A MORAL FAILURE, AND IT IS

NOT A DEFECT OF CHARACTER.

6. THERE ARE TWO PARTS/FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAIN THAT CAN BE “HIJACKED” BY DRUGS AND/OR ALCOHOL. WHAT ARE THEY?

TWO PARTS/FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAIN THAT CAN BE

“HIJACKED” BY ALCOHOL AND DRUGS:

A. THE REWARD/PLEASURE PATHWAYS AND

B. THE DECISION-MAKING FRONTAL LOBE

THE “REWARD/PLEASURE” PATHWAYS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN

THE DECISION-MAKING, FRONTAL LOBE STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN BRAIN

7. DURING WHICH STAGE OF LIFE DOES DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE USUALLY BEGIN?

DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE USUALLY BEGINS IN

ADOLESCENCE WHEN THE BRAIN IS STILL UNDERGOING DRAMATIC CHANGES IN BOTH STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.

8. THE _______ IN LIFE THAT A PERSON STARTS ABUSING DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, THE GREATER ARE THE CHANCES THAT THE PERSON WILL BECOME ADDICTED.

THE EARLIER IN LIFE THAT A PERSON BEGINS TO ABUSE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, THE GREATER THE CHANCES THAT THE PERSON WILL BECOME ADDICTED.

9. TRUE OR FALSE :

ADOLESCENTS WITH DRUG OR ALCOHOL PROBLEMS MAY REQUIRE A DIFFERENT TREATMENT THAN ADULTS.

TRUE STATEMENT:•ADOLESCENTS WITH DRUG OR ALCOHOL PROBLEMS MAY REQUIRE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TREATMENT THAN ADULTS.

10. TRUE OR FALSE:MANY ADDICTS HAVE ONE OR MORE CO-OCCURRING MENTAL DISORDERS (SUCH AS DEPRESSION OR ADHD) THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE SAME TIME AS A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER.

TRUE STATEMENT.•MANY ADDICTS HAVE ONE OR MORE CO-OCCURRING MENTAL DISORDERS (SUCH AS DEPRESSION OR ADHD) THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE SAME TIME AS A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER.

11. TRUE OR FALSE:

THERE ARE MEDICAL TREATMENTS AVAILABLE TO HELP TREAT ADDICTIONS TO OPIOIDS (PRESCRIPTION PAIN KILLERS, HEROIN) AND ALCOHOL.

TRUE STATEMENT

•THERE ARE MEDICAL TREATMENTS

AVAILABLE TO HELP TREAT ADDICTION TO OPIOIDS (PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS, HEROIN) AND ALCOHOL.

12. TRUE OR FALSE:

AA AND OTHER 12-STEP PROGRAMS ARE MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS AND ALONE ARE NOT CONSIDERED TREATMENT. THEY HELP MANY PEOPLE BUT DO NOT WORK FOR EVERYONE.

TRUE STATEMENT

•AA AND OTHER 12-STEP PROGRAMS ARE

MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS AND ALONE

ARE NOT CONSIDERED TREATMENT. THEY HELP MANY PEOPLE BUT DO NOT WORK FOR EVERYONE.

13. ADDICTION SHOULD BE VIEWED AS A ____________ ILLNESS, ONE THAT MAY REQUIRE ALTERNATIVE KINDS OF CARE, AND/OR AFTERCARE.

ADDICTION SHOULD BE VIEWED AS A CHRONIC ILLNESS, ONE THAT MAY REQUIRE MORE THAN ONE KIND OF CARE, AS WELL AS AFTERCARE.

14. DOES TREATMENT HAVE TO BE VOLUNTARY TO BE EFFECTIVE?

NO. . . TREATMENT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE VOLUNTARY TO BE EFFECTIVE. BUT ULTIMATELY, THE ADDICT MUST TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS OR HER RECOVERY.

15. TRUE OR FALSE:

EVIDENCE-BASED (THOSE PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE) BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES ARE THE BEST AVAILABLE TREATMENTS FOR TREATING ADDICTION TO STIMULANTS (COCAINE, METHAMPHETAMINE).

TRUE STATEMENT!

•EVIDENCE-BASED (THOSE PROVEN TO BE

EFFECTIVE) BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES ARE THE BEST AVAILABLE TREATMENTS FOR

TREATING ADDICTION TO STIMULANTS (COCAINE, METH).

CREDITS

•HBO DOCUMENTARY “ADDICTION; WHY CAN’T THEY JUST STOP” AND

•WIKIPEDIA FOR GRAPHICS

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