- Address the following in 10-12 content slides within a PowerPoint presentation:
- What does it mean to say that someone is addicted to a drug?
- Why do people become addicted to a drug physically? Mentally?
- What is a neurotransmitter?
- What role do neurotransmitters play with regard to brain functions and behavior?
- What roles do dopamine and serotonin play with regard to drug use?
- How are dopamine and serotonin levels affected by various drugs?
- What is meant by the reward pathways or the reward center of the brain?
- What differences have been found between men and women in terms of effects of psychoactive drugs and addiction?
- What does it mean to say that someone is addicted to a drug?
- Your final presentation should follow the following format:
- Title slide with your name, course code, and unit number
- 10-12 content slides containing your responses to the above questions
- Each content slide must contain 100â200 words of speaker notes.
- Slides should contain bullet points not text.
- Reference slide where all sources are referenced using APA style
