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Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction: What Science Says



Slide Teaching Packet III, For Health Practitioners, Teachers and Neuroscientists

Slides 1 through 8

  • Slide 1: Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction: What Science Says
  • Slide 2: Drug Addiction: A Complex Illness
  • Slide 3: Brain Regions and Their Functions
  • Slide 4: The Reward Pathway
  • Slide 5: Where Cocaine Has Its Effects in the Brain
  • Slide 6 & 7: Neurotransmission
  • Slide 8: Cocaine and Neurotransmission

Slides 9 through 15

  • Slide 9: Measuring Brain Activity in Response to Drug Use
  • Slide 10: Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan of a Person Using Cocaine
  • Slide 11: Principles of Drug Abuse Prevention
  • Slide 12: Risk Factors
  • Slide 13: Protective Factors
  • Slide 14: Targets All Forms of Drug Use
  • Slide 15: Skills-Based Training

Slides 16 through 23

  • Slide 16: Family-Focused Prevention
  • Slide 17: Community and School Involvement
  • Slide 18: Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment
  • Slide 19: Components of Comprehensive Drug Addiction Treatment
  • Slide 20: Matching Patients to Individual Needs
  • Slide 21: Duration of Treatment
  • Slide 22: Medical Detoxification
  • Slide 23: Counseling and Other Behavioral Therapies

Slides 24 through 30

  • Slide 24: Medications for Drug Addiction
  • Slide 25: Motivation to Enter/Sustain Treatment
  • Slide 26: HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Other Infectious Diseases
  • Slide 27: Effectiveness of Treatment
  • Slide 28: Self-Help and Drug Addiction Treatment
  • Slide 29: Cost Effectiveness of Drug Treatment
  • Slide 30: For More Information

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