Week 9 Session 2
In-class assignment (independent work)
Time: 60 minutes
ADDICTIONS
Instructions
1. Watch the following video:
https://www.ted.com/talks/mike_davis_what_causes_opioid_addiction_and_why_is_it_s
o_tough_to_combat#t-20752
Feel free to watch it two times if needed
2. Take notes about the video so that you can answer the following questions:
What’s the definition of opioid drugs according to the video?
An extract of the poppy can induce pleasure and reduce pain
What’s the relationship between opioids and the brain according to the video?
When the opioids act on the opioid receptors in the brain the body´s endorphins
temper pain signals by binding to these receptors, and opioid drugs bind much
more strongly
How can someone develop an addiction to opioids according to the video?
Over time the body starts to develop a tolerance for opioids, so the body increase
its number of receptors and them become less responsive, so people must take
larger doses that ends in a physical dependence and addiction to it.
What happens to your body if you stop taking opioids all of the sudden?
The balance acquired by the norepinephrine receptors is disrupted and can
increase when people stop using opioids, and can cause withdrawal symptoms
withdrawal
Is there a solution/treatment for opioid consumption?
With naloxone because binds the opioid receptors but doesn’t activate them it
blocks other opioids from binding to the receptors and knocks them off the
receptors to reverse an overdose
3. Read the vocabulary worksheet (TEAMS, Week 9 Folder), select 5 terms and write one
complete sentence with each of these new five terms:
