Topic Two - why are drugs addictive?
1. When you go to the Why are drugs addictive? page...
Read through the brief account of the properties of drugs that make them more or less addictive.
Watch Dr Duncan Raistrick’s slide show. Be sure that you have understood what it is about drugs that makes them addictive, what is positive and negative reinforcement, and how to apply the principles in practice.
Reflect on your understanding of why drugs are addictive and how this is applies to behavioural addictions such as gambling.
