The Biological, Social and Cognitive Aspects of Drug Use and Addiction
Numerous studies have been conducted on the three foundational aspects of human motivation in regard to drug use and addiction. While each of the three aspects have their own results, they tie into each other overall.
A study from Bechara & Damasio (2002) indicated substance dependent individuals develop a propensity to become antisocial. This evident where in the article where Bechara & Damasio (2002) stated, “Therefore, our findings suggest that the defective neural mechanism of decision-making associated with a malfunctioning VM cortex is one phenotype of the personality traits of ASPD.” As a substance dependent individual finds themselves tethered to their addiction …show more content…
A normal person might refrain from certain actions with the understanding that it would cause them to lose a friendship or cut family ties. However, a substance dependent individual completely overlooks this mechanism and continues on with their actions. suffering from, “Activity within this high-order (i.e. conscious thoughts) system serves to control and modulate the behavioral and somatic response triggered by immediate drug cues.” Where a normal person would choose to avoid behavior that results in a negative outcome, in this case future losses, the addict with a “system for processing somatic states from thoughts about a possible encounter of severe punishment were hypoactive, then the negative somatic state induced by these thoughts would be weak. If the system for processing somatic states from thoughts related to drug reward were hyperactive, then the positive somatic state induced by these thoughts would be strong. In either case, the end-result is a shift in the choice of behavior towards the immediate outcome, i.e. seeking the immediate reward and ignoring the delayed punishment.” This function causes a person to alienate oneself from logical and reasonable decisions, causing a social divide that is not concerned with what others might
Numerous studies have been conducted on the three foundational aspects of human motivation in regard to drug use and addiction. While each of the three aspects have their own results, they tie into each other overall.
A study from Bechara & Damasio (2002) indicated substance dependent individuals develop a propensity to become antisocial. This evident where in the article where Bechara & Damasio (2002) stated, “Therefore, our findings suggest that the defective neural mechanism of decision-making associated with a malfunctioning VM cortex is one phenotype of the personality traits of ASPD.” As a substance dependent individual finds themselves tethered to their addiction …show more content…
A normal person might refrain from certain actions with the understanding that it would cause them to lose a friendship or cut family ties. However, a substance dependent individual completely overlooks this mechanism and continues on with their actions. suffering from, “Activity within this high-order (i.e. conscious thoughts) system serves to control and modulate the behavioral and somatic response triggered by immediate drug cues.” Where a normal person would choose to avoid behavior that results in a negative outcome, in this case future losses, the addict with a “system for processing somatic states from thoughts about a possible encounter of severe punishment were hypoactive, then the negative somatic state induced by these thoughts would be weak. If the system for processing somatic states from thoughts related to drug reward were hyperactive, then the positive somatic state induced by these thoughts would be strong. In either case, the end-result is a shift in the choice of behavior towards the immediate outcome, i.e. seeking the immediate reward and ignoring the delayed punishment.” This function causes a person to alienate oneself from logical and reasonable decisions, causing a social divide that is not concerned with what others might