Chapter 2 Flashcards
what happened in portugal when they decriminalized drug use
no major increase in drug use
less youth durg use
fewer people being incarcerated
less HIV/AIDS
Fewer deaths
More people seeking treatment
what are the two types of problems drug use can cause
- Problems directly related to actually taking the drug
2. Social problems related to the deviant behaviour of drug use
what is “Laissez-faire”
a hands off approach to government interference in the workings of the market
- if they want to sell they can sell
- if they want to buy they can buy
why did the attitude change from lassiez-faire to control?
- toxcitiy - some drugs that were toxic were rold without labels/warnings
- dependence - some drugs were habit forming, without labels/warnings
- crime - drugs users becoming perceived as a threat to society
what makes a drug toxic
toxcity - poisonous, deadly, dangerous
amount used
how its used
what the user did while on the drug
categories of toxicity
behavioural and physiological
both can have acute (short term on one dose) or chronic effects
what is the DAWN
Drug Abuse Warning Network
tells us toxicity or drugs to society except that it doesnt tell us overall danger (only counts reported thigns)
tells us total deaths/ER visits
CIHI?
a federally charted institution which collects info related to drug incidence
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse?
info on mortality ide to alcohol, illicit drugs and tobacco
canadian vital stats
national data on causes of drug related emergency room visits and deaths
what is the biggest reason users report they continue to use
behaviour is reinforced by the consequences of stopping
which is more important? Psychological dependence or physical dependence?
the theory that psychological is more important than physical has increasingly become accepted as the driving force behind drug use
in early medical models how did they try to treat people who use drugs
tried to reat their physical withdrawal syndrom symptoms instead of the cause
is dependence biological?
no nothign as of yet
is there an addictive personality
drug use may change personality but so do other factors
personality characteristic of sensation seeking was been associated with early substance use and abuse
