Understanding Addiction and the Brain Quiz
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What is the main point of the text?

  • Addiction is a choice and can be overcome with willpower.
  • Addiction is a long-lasting and complex brain disease (correct)
  • Addiction is caused by genetic factors.
  • Addiction is caused by social factors.

    • What is the prefrontal cortex responsible for?

  • Making decisions about risky behaviors. (correct)
  • Controlling emotions.
  • Rewarding healthy behaviors.
  • Reacting quickly to danger.

    • What is the purpose of the new study NIH is launching?

  • To assess the effects of drugs and alcohol on the brain. (correct)
  • To track the links between substance use and mental health.
  • To understand why some people become addicted while others don't.
  • To identify the genes linked to different forms of addiction.

    • What is the risk of relapse for those who have successfully quit?

    <p>They may become addicted again.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does addiction hijack the brain?

    <p>It destroys the essential decision-making center.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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