Seeking help for addiction

RSHE (PSHE)

Drugs and alcohol: Addiction and alcohol dependency

Depiction or discussion of serious mental health issues including eating disorders, self-harm, suicide or attempted suicide, or the aftermath of such an event

What is the name of the substitute drug someone with a heroin addiction might be offered?

Where should someone seek help first for an addiction?

Injury, both accidental and self-inflicted

What are the physical dangers of a chemical addiction?

Do all all excessive drinkers have alcohol dependency disorders?

When someone uses drugs repeatedly, their brain ___________.

Experiences increasing amounts of dopamine.

After a prolonged period of drug abuse, the brain______________

Addiction can begin when a person uses drugs, but addiction is more than just using a lot of drugs.

Addiction most often gets worse over time.

Cause a rise in dopamine in the limbic system.

Shut off receptors in the occipital lobe.

Drugs of abuse create intense feelings because they _______________________

Content guidance

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Seeking help for addiction

Lesson outcome

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