Drug Addiction And Maintaining Sobriety - 1041 Words

The issue surrounding those recovering from drug addiction or maintaining sobriety is very prevalent in today’s society. The solution to this problem, in part, is knowledge. In no way is lapsing or relapsing an indication of weakness, but rather a reflection of the changes and associations the brain has made in response to drug abuse. Individuals who have abused drugs and are working toward recovery need to understand the changes that have occurred in their brains. This will allow them to come to terms that lapsing or even relapsing may be part of their journey. The other part of the solution is to find a way to help the recoverees feel accomplished and improve their self-esteem. Our group has decided that in order to do this an app would†¦show more content†¦Neurobiological changes game The vision our group had for the neurobiological changes game was a game that the app users would play following completion of the information section of the app. Within this game there will be an avatar who is on a journey to recovery, at certain points in the game, the avatar will come in contact with an issue and will be quizzed in a multiple choice format on how to best proceed. For example, the player may come in contact with paraphernalia and be asked, â€Å"How can AMPA receptors affect long-term associations with drug paraphernalia?† A follow-up question will be asked pertaining to how to best respond to the coming in contact with paraphernalia. It is important to note the game would likely just inform its presence, rather than show a piece of paraphernalia. This is because an actual image could stimulate cravings. After the question has been answered, if the answer chosen is incorrect, the player will be given encouraging feedback to try again with an explanation as t o why the answer chosen was not the best answer. Throughout the game many similar style questions will be asked that pertains to the information given in the explanation of changes section. At any point the player of the game can go and back and review the information before answering their quiz question. At the end of the game, the player will have helped their avatar in part of