PPT-ADDICTION AND THE BRAIN

HUSAM ALTHARI MD INOVA CATS Addiction is a Complex Disease CD is a CD with biological sociological and psychological components How does the brain become addicted Drug use of any type activates the same circuits as do behaviors linked to survival and pleasure. Asking the right questions!. How much of the problem is nature and how much is nurture?. Or is it a disease of the brain?. Why do we self-medicate?. I have asked this question to over 1,000 offenders. The same reasons are given!. Developed by:. Sachin. J. . Karnik. , Ph.D., . LCSW, CADC, NCGC-II, CPS. Director of Prevention &. Clinical Services. Delaware Council on Gambling Problems, Inc.. E-Mail: sachin.karnik@dcgp.org. Substance abuse. Limbic . system creates an appetite that drives you to seek out those things. .. The reward circuitry is activated—with dopamine carrying the message. . The result is less dopamine signaling in the brain, what the scientists call “down regulation.” . National Problem. Summary of neuronal transmission. Cell is at the top and the impulse flows toward the terminal. Impulses then go on to bind with their receptors.. USE. MISUSE. ADDICTION. PROGRESSION. Flora Sadri, DO,MPH, FAAFP. Area Medical Director, . CleanSlate. Centers. Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians. August 4, 2017. Flora Sadri, DO, MPH, FAAFP. Area Medical Director, . CleanSlate.  Centers. Presented by. Elizabeth Diebold, ND, MPH, . CHom. Brain Anatomy. The nervous system is the body’s decision and communication center. Controls every part of body movement and function. Controls emotions and memory. In this presentation:. Definition of Addiction. Addiction Myths . Addiction Physiology. Effects of Addiction. Definition of Addiction. Pair-Share Brainstorm. How do . you . define “addiction”?. Give examples. In this presentation:. Definition of Addiction. Addiction Myths . Addiction Physiology. Effects of Addiction. Definition of Addiction. Pair-Share Brainstorm. How do . you . define “addiction”?. Give examples. In this presentation:. Definition of Addiction. Addiction Myths . Addiction Physiology. Effects of Addiction. Definition of Addiction. Pair-Share Brainstorm. How do . you . define “addiction”?. Give examples. To feel good. To feel better. Because others are doing it. Curiosity. Performance enhancement. Rite of passage. Religious ceremony. What Drugs Are Involved in Addiction?. Alcohol. Tobacco. Caffeine. Cannabis. Philip J. Pellegrino, . Psy.D. .. 1. Training Objectives. Identify the specific physiological effects of drug use on the brain and neurotransmission. Develop an understanding of the “Disease Model”. Neurobiology of Addiction: The Gain in the Brain is in the Pain Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) National Institutes of Health Senior Investigator Neurobiology of Addiction Section Nicole T. Labor, DO. Nicole T. Labor, DO, BCFP, BCABAM. Medical Director, . OneEighty. , Wooster, OH. Fellowship Director of Addiction Medicine, . SummaHealth. , Akron, OH. Medical Director . Esper. Treatment Center, Erie, PA. “We . envision a society where people who are addicted to alcohol or other drugs, people in recovery from addiction, and people at-risk for addiction are valued and treated with dignity; and where stigma, accompanying attitudes, discrimination and other barriers to recovery are eliminated. We envision a society where addiction is recognized as a public health issue – a treatable disease for which individuals should seek and receive treatment; and where treatment is recognized as a specialized field of expertise” .