Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior

Question 1

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the

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primary source for statistics on illicit drug use, alcohol use, substance use disorders in the United States

Question 2

1906 Pure Food And Drugs Act

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Regulated Pharmaceutical manufacturing and sales
Established limitations on what manufacturers could put in pharmaceutical and food products.
Requiring truth in labeling on products- nothing false or misleading
Created inspectors of the drug and food manufacturing process
Led to the creation of the FDA( Food and Drug Administration)

Question 3

The 1914 Harrison “Narcotics Act”

• Regulated and taxed opioids and cocaine, and those who dispense it
• Required and that dispensers register annually and pay a fee
• use/ Possession was not criminalized by this law- rather, the drugs were regulated and taxed

Question 4

Alchohol prohibition- Prohibition

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-Prohibition was ratified in 1918 and implemented in 1919.
Prohibition- considered the “Noble Experiment”
-Played an important role in how the nation approached other substances associated with social problems.

Question 5

Four Pharmacological Revolutions

1. Vaccines- Got major communicable diseases under control
2. Antiboiotics- to treat illness of the body
3. Psychopharmacolgoy-developemnt of drugs for the treatment of mental illnesses
4. Oral contraceptive-drugs gave control over the body

Question 6

Four Principles of Psychoactive Drugs

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Drugs are not good or bad
Every drug has multiple effects
Both amount and quality of the drug influence the effect
The effects of a drug also depends on the person

Question 7

Drug Dynamics

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Drugs work because they physically resemble chemicals produced naturally in the body
Drugs can alter mood or behavior acting on neurotransmitters in the brain

Question 8

Types of Drugs

Drugs can be classified according to:

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1. Use (Medicinal or recreational)
2. Effect on the body (the specific effect on the central nervous system)
3. Source of the substances (synthetic or plant)
4. Legal Statues(legal/illegal)
5. Risk Statues( dangerous/safe)

Question 9

Types of Drugs

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1. Prescription
2. Over the counter
3. Recreational
4. Illicit

Question 10

Illicit Drugs

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Illicit drugs are those drugs that are illegal to posses, produce or sell

Question 11

Factors putting young people at risk for s=using drugs:

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1. Genetics and family history
2. Parental attitudes and behavior
3. Substance use in highschool
4. Positive expectations
5. Mental health problems
6. Sorority and fraternity membership

Question 12

Reasons Why teens Report Using Drugs

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1. Peer Pressure/Other people
2. Soical media
3. Escape
4. Boredom
5. Rebellion
6. Instant Gratification
7. Lack of Confidence
8. Misinformation

Question 13

Routes of Administration of Drugs

1. Oral ingestion
2. Injection
   
   • Intravenous
   • Intramuscaular
   • Subcutaneous
3. Inhalation
4. Injunction (rubbing it into the skin)