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Mind Map by Amelia Cowie, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Amelia Cowie
over 9 years ago
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Addiction
- What is addiction?
- An addiction is an unhealthy relationship with drugs or
alcohol in which you use more than you would like to use,
and you continue to use despite negative consequences,
- An addiction is an unhealthy relationship with drugs or
alcohol in which you use more than you would like to use,
and you continue to use despite negative consequences,
- Why will someone become an addict?
- Pressure
- Lack of education
- Easy Access
- Depression or
other mental
illnesses
- Genetic Susceptibility
- Traumatic Expierences
- Environment
- Self-esteem issues
- Pressure
- Changes in the brain
- Drugs interfere
with the way
that the brain
sends and
receives
messages.
- Some drugs, such as cannabis
and heroin, are similar to other
chemicals in the brains.
- They fool the brain
and abnormal
messages are sent.
- Other drugs, such as
cocaine, cause nerve cells
to release large amounts of
dopamine.
- Drug users reach a point
where they need to take the
drug again to try to repeat
these feeling.
- Drugs interfere
with the way
that the brain
sends and
receives
messages.
- How can addiction be overcome?
- Therapy
- Hypnosis
- Support Group
- Rehab
- Support and reassurance
- Evidence of Negative Effects
- Determination
- Distractions
- Alternative
- Therapy
- Overcoming Addiction
- Withdrawal is the
process of coming off
drugs and needs to be
done uncontrolled steps.
- It can be dangerous for some addicts, such as
alcoholics or heroin addicts, to stop taking the drug
all at once.
- Withdrawal is the
process of coming off
drugs and needs to be
done uncontrolled steps.
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