Drug Therapy: Addiction
Substance addiction
1. What is the goal of drug therapy for substance addictions?
2. Name 3 ways in which drug therapy helps treat an addiction.
3. Explain how drug therapy helps with one of the above.
Behavioural addition
1. Name a drug that has been used to treat gambling addiction. What else is this drug used to treat?
2. What does your answer to the above suggest about behavioural addictions?
Go above & beyond:
Instead of answering the above questions – Design an exam question that would require students to demonstrate
their knowledge of drug therapy for addiction and create a mark scheme that includes a model answer. Don’t forget
to highlight any key terms that you believe are compulsory to getting the marks.
Drug Therapy: Addiction
Substance addiction
4. What is the goal of drug therapy for substance addictions?
5. Name 3 ways in which drug therapy helps treat an addiction.
6. Explain how drug therapy helps with one of the above.
Behavioural addition
3. Name a drug that has been used to treat gambling addiction. What else is this drug used to treat?
4. What does your answer to the above suggest about behavioural addictions?
Go above & beyond:
Instead of answering the above questions – Design an exam question that would require students to demonstrate
their knowledge of drug therapy for addiction and create a mark scheme that includes a model answer. Don’t forget
to highlight any key terms that you believe are compulsory to getting the marks.
Drug Therapy: Addiction
Substance addiction
7. What is the goal of drug therapy for substance addictions?
8. Name 3 ways in which drug therapy helps treat an addiction.
9. Explain how drug therapy helps with one of the above.
Behavioural addition
5. Name a drug that has been used to treat gambling addiction. What else is this drug used to treat?
6. What does your answer to the above suggest about behavioural addictions?
Go above & beyond:
Instead of answering the above questions – Design an exam question that would require students to demonstrate
their knowledge of drug therapy for addiction and create a mark scheme that includes a model answer. Don’t forget
to highlight any key terms that you believe are compulsory to getting the marks.