key question Flashcards
what is the biological key question
how effective is drug therapy for treating addictions e.g methadone to treat heroin addiction
what is the structure of a key question
black 4x ao1
block 4x ao2
what are the four ao1 points
what is methadone treatment- instead of going cold turky addict is given 10-30ml does of methadone adminstered by a pharmisist in a pharmacy to reduce withdrawl symptoms
problems w methadone - very expensive and isnt really freducing addiction just replacing w anouther drug
how can key quesytion help live of addicts- anserwing key question helps us find the most affetive drug treatment for addicts
how can methadone treatment improve society - reducing number of heroin addicts saves money as tax payer £22 billion a year on treatment
what are the 4x a03 points
heroin mimics natural opitoes and binds to receptors leading to influx of dopamine meaning euphoria and sedation. also blocks NT that stimulate pain and stress
methadone is synthetic opiod that prevents withdrawl symptoms by mimicing natural receptors and blocks dopamine reward cycle
west found in meta anlysis that beuprophine usesers where more likely to stay heroin free compared to methodone treatment. t/f methadone treatment not effective for all drug users
west found methadone treated addicts less likely to test positive illicit opioids during drug treatment compared to beuprophine users
t/f effective in stopping addict from continously taking heroin
