ADDICTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS
01 WHAT IS ADDICTION 06 ONLINE GAMES
ADDICTION
02 CAUSE AND EFFECT 07 SMOKING

03 TYPES OF ADDICTION 08 GAMBLING

04 DRUGS ADDICTION 09 PREVENTION

05 ALCOHOL ADDICTION 10 TREATMENT

 01
WHAT IS ADDICTION?
Addiction is an inability to
stop using a substance or
engaging in a behavior
even though it is causing
psychological and physical
harm.
 02
CAUSES
AND
EFFECTS
CAUSES
THE BRAIN

FAMILY HISTORY

GENETICS

ENVIRONMENT

FREQUENCY AND
DURATION
 EFFECTS
PHYSICAL HEALTH HOBBIES & SPARE TIME

FAMILY AND FRIENDS EMOTIONAL & MENTAL HEALTH

SCHOOL OR WORK SPIRITUAL HEALTH

FINANCIAL
 03
TYPES OF
ADDICTION
TYPES OF ADDICTION
 DRUG ADDICTION
 ALCOHOLISM
 ONLINE GAMES
ADDICTION
 SMOKING
 GAMBLING
DRUG ADDICTION

04
WHAT IS DRUG ADDICTION?
HOW OUR MIND CHANGE DUE
TO DRUG INTAKE
 Judgment
 Decision making
 Learning and memory
 Behavior control
These changes alter the way the brain
works and help explain the compulsion
and continued use despite negative
consequences
RISK FACTORS OF DRUGS

• FAMILY HISTORY OF ADDICTION

• MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER

• PEER PRESSURE

• LACK OF FAMILY INVOLVEMENT

• EARLY USE

• TAKING A HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DRUG

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ALCOHOLISM
WHAT IS
ALCOHOLISM?
ONLINE GAMES ADDICTION

06
ONLINE GAMES
ADDICTION
SMOKING

07
 DO YOU KNOW WHATS
INSIDE OF A CIGARETTE?
GAMBLING

08
What is GAMBLING?
RISK FACTORS

 MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

 AGE
 SEX
 FAMILY OR FRIEND INFLUENCE
 MEDICATIONS USED TO TREAT
PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND RESTLESS LEGS
SYNDROME
 CERTAIN PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
Complications
Compulsive gambling can have profound and long-lasting
consequences for your life, such as:

 RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS
 FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING
BANKRUPTCY
 LEGAL PROBLEMS OR IMPRISONMENT
 POOR WORK PERFORMANCE OR JOB LOSS
 POOR GENERAL HEALTH
 SUICIDE, SUICIDE ATTEMPTS OR SUICIDAL
THOUGHTS
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PREVENTION
PREVENTION IS
BETTER THAN CURE
1. EDUCATE YOUTH
2. TEACH HEALTHY COPING SKILLS
3. GET INVOLVED IN SOMETHING
YOU CARE ABOUT
4. STAY CLOSE TO FRIENDS AND
FAMILY
5. PRACTICE SELF-CARE
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TREATMENT
 TREATMENT
1. REHABILITATION
2. COUNSELING AND BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES
3. SUPPORT GROUPS
4. FAMILY AND FRIEND SUPPORT
5. Addiction Treatment Medications
Thank you for
listening!