Chapter 11 pt.2 Flashcards
what are some reasons why youth do drugs (what do they offer?)
- pleasure / enjoyment
- increasing positive experiences while at parties/social events
- more for females, but some do it to help with anxiety and other mental illness ( as a way to cope )
- as a way to cope
When are youth unlikely to continue to use drugs
if their first experience isn’t good or if they mostly hang around people who don’t use the drug
What are 5 consequences of impairment due to drug/alcohol use
- accidents
- injuries
- unplanned/unprotected sexual activity
- intoxicated driving
- criminal acts
What is the “method of administration”
how you take a drug
both the substance type and method of administration can have serious effects, such as…..
illness, disease, and death
Early-onset substance users may be at greater risk or acquiring _______
long-term cognitive impairment
What are 3 psychological risks of substance abuse
Psychosis (alteration to the personality)
Depression
Anxiety
What did Frances Jensen say about the teenage brain
that its more susceptilble to the effect of drugs because the process of myelination is incomplete
what is myelination
when the neurons in the brain are protected
What do functional MRI’s show about prolonged cannabis use
that it structurally changes the teenage brain
what did “Brochu” find in 2013
that intoxication was the main factor that lead to violence and offending
and that you may also become easier targets for theft and sexual assault when impaired
What is the “Drug Recognition expert Evaluation” (DRE)
a field sobriety test or the provision of an oral fluid sample
what is the most common drug offence
possession offences, that may be accompanied by theft, fake ID use, and hiring bootleggers
Where is dealing more common in youth
peer connections
youth can either ____ or _____ in producing and trafficking drugs on a larger scale
participate with adults or work on their own
