Discussion:
Substance Abuse and the Brain/Nature vs. Nurture
Substance Abuse and the Brain
1. Explain the role dopamine (aka the reward system) plays in addiction. After explaining the process answer the following question: Is addiction a disease or a disorder?
Nature vs. Nurture- The Great Debate
2. After reading about the physiological basis of mental illness take a side (nature vs. nurture), provide your analysis on why you believe mental illness is the product of nature or nurture.