Disclosure Neither I nor any members of my immediate family have a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content or supporters of this activity. Addiction – ASAM definition Long Definition of Addiction Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Addiction affects neurotransmission and interactions within reward structures of the brain, including the nucleus accumbens, anterior cingulate cortex, basal forebrain and ...
For Educational Use Only Addiction is a Complex Disease (CD is a CD) with biological, sociological and psychological components For Educational Use Only How does the brain become addicted? Drug use of any type activates the same circuits as do behaviors linked to survival and pleasure Eating Bonding Sex The drug causes a surge in levels of a brain chemical called dopamine, which result in increased feelings of pleasure. The brain remembers this pleasure and wants it repeated. For ...
Do Now • Can food become addictive? How? • If food can be addictive can we use strategies for treating addiction to treat over eating? Learning from Addiction – The Reward pathway: Pleasurable stimuli (i.e. Drugs of abuse) PFC NAc Repeat VTA Behavior Similarities between drug use and food consumption –Effect on the reward pathway –Existence of intense cravings –Role of genetics and environmental factors –Involvement of stress –Development of tolerance and withdrawal &ndash ...
Medical history • Patient abbreviated name, age, gender, occupation • Factors affecting the dental treatment (e.g.: pacemaker, pathological conditions requiring antibiotic prophylaxis, allergy, bruxism, xerostomia, etc.) • Current illnesses • Current medication (precise knowledge of drug substance and side effects) • Addiction, bad habits effecting general health Main complaint and dental history • The reason of dental investigation’s need • This is NOT the dental status!!! • Previous dental treatments (according to the patient) E.g ...
LEARNING OUTCOMES Understanding the pharmacological basis of medications used to manage dependence Understanding how pharmacological agents are used to treat dependence Understanding that different medications are needed in the different phases of addiction Describing the medications commonly prescribed in dependence CONTEXT Substance dependence encompasses physical and psychological problems Physical dependence: on cessation of a drug to which the body has become adjusted, withdrawal symptoms occur. This can be life-threatening Psychological dependence: emotional and mental preoccupation with substances and craving PHARMACOLOGICAL ...
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