Understanding Addiction and the Brain

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47m
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Lecture Overview

Why do some people develop a dependence on alcohol or other drugs while others do not? This session will help you to understand what happens in the brain and body to a person taking drugs, and how dependence may develop. Includes an examination of the reward pathways in the brain, and the chemical reactions that follow.

Educator

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Tim Emerton View profile
Tim Emerton is a nurse practitioner with Queensland Health. He has worked in a variety of healthcare situations, with a focus on alcohol, drug use and pharmacological stabilisation. Tim has experience with a wide variety of communities and has a desire to improve professionalism and education for both nurses and the wider community.
Details
CPD time47m
First Published16 July 2019
Updated15 July 2019
Expires
29 June 2024
Learning Tools
Topics
Neurology
Drugs
Addiction and Substance Abuse
Alcohol