Introductory Q & A format about addiction, based on the informative pamphlet accompanying HBO and the NIDA, NIAAA documentary entitled, "Addiction; Why Can't They Just Stop?'

3. ADDICTION IS A DISEASE OF THE
BRAIN.

4. 2. RELAPSE IS
A. A SIGN OF FAILURE; OR
B. A PART OF THE DISEASE

5. RELAPSE IS A PART OF THE
DISEASE OF ADDICTION.

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

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

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

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

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

11. THAT STATEMENT IS FALSE. . . .

12. FACT: ADDICTION IS NOT A MORAL
FAILURE, AND IT IS NOTA DEFECT OF
CHARACTER.

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

14. 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

15. THE “REWARD/PLEASURE” PATHWAYS OF THE HUMAN
BRAIN

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

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

18. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE USUALLY
BEGINS IN ADOLESCENCEWHEN
THE BRAIN IS STILL UNDERGOING
DRAMATIC CHANGES IN BOTH
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.

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

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

21. 9. TRUE OR FALSE :
ADOLESCENTS WITH DRUG OR
ALCOHOL PROBLEMS MAY REQUIRE A
DIFFERENT TREATMENT THAN ADULTS.

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

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 11. TRUE OR FALSE:
THERE ARE MEDICAL TREATMENTS
AVAILABLE TO HELP TREAT ADDICTIONS TO
OPIOIDS (PRESCRIPTION PAIN KILLERS,
HEROIN) AND ALCOHOL.

26. TRUE STATEMENT
•THERE AREMEDICAL TREATMENTS
AVAILABLE TO HELP TREAT ADDICTION TO
OPIOIDS (PRESCRIPTION
PAINKILLERS, HEROIN) AND ALCOHOL.

27. 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.

28. 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.

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

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

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

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

33. 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).

34. TRUE STATEMENT!
•EVIDENCE-BASED (THOSE PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE)
BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES ARE THE BEST
AVAILABLE TREATMENTS FOR TREATING
ADDICTION TO STIMULANTS (COCAINE, METH).

35. CREDITS
•HBO DOCUMENTARY “ADDICTION;
WHY CAN’T THEY JUST STOP” AND
•WIKIPEDIA FOR GRAPHICS