The Science of Addiction Name: _______________________________

1. How is the way addiction is treated today, different from the way it was treated in the 1930’s?

2. Why should we study drug use and addiction?

3. What is drug addiction?

4. Why do people take drugs?

5. If taking drugs makes people feel good or better, what’s the problem?

6. Do people choose to keep using drugs?

7. What are two risk factors for drug use, misuse, and addiction?

8. What are two protective factors for drug use, misuse, and addiction?

9. Why is adolescence a critical time for preventing addiction?

10. How do drugs work in the brain/

11. What parts of the brain are affected by drug use?

12. How do drugs produce pleasure?

13. How does dopamine reinforce drug use?

14. Why are drugs more addictive than natural rewards

15. What are the other health consequences of drug addiction?

16. Does drug use cause other mental disorders?

17. How can addiction harm other people?

18. Can addiction be treated successfully?

19. Can addiction be cured?

20. Does relapse to drug use mean treatment has failed?

21. What are the principles of effective treatment?

22. How do behavioral therapies treat drug addiction?

23. How do quality treatment programs help patients recover from addiction?