Chapter 8, Addictions Flashcards

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How many Canadians are estimated to have a gambling problem? 2006

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Roughly 1.2 million Canadians have a gambling problem

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addiction

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they psychological and physiological need for legal/illegal drugs, alcohol, and/or gambling

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drug

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any substance that when taken into the body alters its functioning in some way, used therapeutically or recreationally

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Licit drugs

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Legal to manufacture, sell, posses and use

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Illicit Drugs

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socially defined as deviant, using them is criminal and a social problem

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Drug abuse

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Excessive/inappropriate use of a drug that results in some form of physical, mental, or social impairement

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Drug addiction

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dependency on a drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms and maintain a sense of well-being

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Tolerance

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when larger doses of a drug are required over time in order to achieve the same physiological effect originally achieved from a smaller dose

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Withdrawal

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physiological/psychological symptoms that regular drug users experience when they discontinue drug use

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The 4 Long Term Drinking Patterns

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  1. Social Drinkers; drink at social occasions, range from occasionally to relatively frequently
  2. Heavy Drinkers; frequent drinkers who usually drink more when they drink, more likely to become drunk
  3. Acute Alcoholics; trouble controlling their use of alcohol, schedule their day around drinking
  4. Chronic Alcoholics; lost control over their drinking and engage in compulsive behaviours
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Alcohol Related Harms: Oneself

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physical health, family and work functioning, friendships, legal problems etc

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Alcohol Related Harms: Others

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insulting/humiliating others, verbal abuse, fights, family/marriage problems, being assaulted

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What are the health issues related to alcoholism?

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nutritional deficiencies, diabetes, alcoholic dementia, heart problems, alcoholic cirrhosis

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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the range of disabilities/diagnoses that result from drinking alcohol during pregnancy

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3000 babies born a year, 300,000 currently living with it

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FASD

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Alcohol related motor vehicle crashes

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22% of all alcohol related deaths, 13 percent of alcohol related hospitalizations, $482.8 million dollars of direct costs for damage

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How many people does one alcoholic affect, on average, on a daily basis?

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4

18
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Effects of Growing Up in Alcoholic Families on Children

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higher than normal rates of hyperactivity, antisocial behaviour, low academic achievement, and cognitive impairment

19
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What percent of nicotine from a cigarette ends up in the air?

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75%

20
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Third most widely used psychoactive drug after alcohol and weed

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Cocaine

21
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Effects of Crack on Newborns

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powerful withdrawal symptoms, deficits on cognitive skills, behaviour controls, and judgement

22
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Heroin use in Canada

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1.1% of Canadians aged 15+

23
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Size of Canadian Gambling Industry

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$13 billion, employs 46K ppl (2007), 4.8 of Canadian gov’t revenue (2005)

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On average, what percent of their income does a severe gambler spend on gambling?

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21% vs 2.2% (average gambler)