Seeking help for addiction
This lesson explores where people with an addiction can go to seek help.
Seeking help for addiction
This lesson explores where people with an addiction can go to seek help.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- How and where to seek help for addiction
Content guidance
- Contains distressing content.
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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5 Questions
Q1.
When someone uses drugs repeatedly, their brain ___________.
Becomes smaller than before.
Is not changed.
Q2.
After a prolonged period of drug abuse, the brain______________
Experiences increasing amounts of dopamine.
Needs more drug to get the same effect.
Others
Q3.
Addiction can begin when a person uses drugs, but addiction is more than just using a lot of drugs.
False
Q4.
Addiction most often gets worse over time.
False
Q5.
Drugs of abuse create intense feelings because they _______________________
Depress the nervous system.
Shut off receptors in the occipital lobe.
5 Questions
Q1.
Addiction can be managed with treatment.
False
Q2.
What is the name of the substitute drug someone with a heroin addiction might be offered?
Co-codamol
Diamorphine
Morphine
Q3.
Where should someone seek help first for an addiction?
Family
Go straight to rehab
Q4.
What are the physical dangers of a chemical addiction?
Death
Injury, both accidental and self-inflicted
Overdoes
Withdrawal symptoms
Q5.
Do all all excessive drinkers have alcohol dependency disorders?
Yes