(PART 4) Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week: Neuroscience - Addiction and the Brain

From the Office of the Director, Health Service:"Alam mo ba na sa November 14 ay Founding anniversary of the Dangerous Drugs Board at mula November 13-19, 2022 ay Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week?" -- PCOL JEZEBEL D MEDINA DMD, Acting Director, Health Service DID YOU KNOW that Addiction is a complex disorder that can be defined as a "loss of control over a reward-seeking behavior" (Robert West, 2006). According to Kolb and Volkow (2010;2016), the cycle of addiction involves three stages, each of which implicate distinct neurobiological circuits: 1) Binge-intoxication 2) Negative Affect and Withdrawal 3) Preoccupation and Craving WATCH until the end of the video to understand the Neuroscience - Addiction and the Brain. This brief animation will explain these stages, along with the key neural structures that are impacted (and altered) by chronic drug use. WATCH Also: (PART 1) Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week: Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and its Mandate (PART 2) Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week CY 2022: Understand Addiction as a Disease (PART 3) Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week: Understand the Science of Addiction #pnp #PNPGoodDeeds #PSMU #healthservices #wedontjustwaitwereachout #kungsaanmaypulisandoonanghealthservice #LifeIsBeautiful #KaligtasaNyoSagotKo #TulongTulongTayo #MKKequalsK #pnpkakampinyo