Neurophysio Basis for Addiction & Most Common Abused Substances
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The solution provides information, assistance and advise in tackling the task of discussing the Neurophysiological Basis for Addiction and expands into a discussion of the 3 Most Common Abused Substances as well as their treatment. The basis for the latter is the current body of work on substance abuse in the American populace. Resources are listed for further exploration of the topic.
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1. Neurophysiological basis for addiction - 200 words
2. Most abused drugs & their treatment/alternative - 300 words
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Neurophysiological Basis for Addiction
According to a 2015 study in Frontiers (Herman & Roberto, 2015), addiction, which is the "consumption of chemical substances that produce transient feelings of euphoria or pleasure and the development of dependence on those substances by a subset of individuals" is a phenomenon that has beset human civilization ever since humanity has come across substances that produce those effects and thus, dependence. Herman & Roberto (2015) allege that while there exists a body of knowledge that document the way drugs alter the brain leading to an addicted state, neurophysiological processes involved still require clarification. Be that as it may, they relate that the chronic relapsing disorder of drug addiction has 3 stages - preoccupation/anticipation, binge/intoxication, and withdrawal/negative effect. This 3 feed into each other and overtime it intensifies into a pathological state - addiction. Different drugs have different ...
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