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HLTH 460 Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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Why shouldn’t marijuana be legalized?

A

tobacco and alcohol are already big issues
marijuana is intoxicating
there is not enough research (stories vs evidence)

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2
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Marijuana has become ____ ____ over time

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more potent

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3
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Instances in when alcohol is used

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social
ritualistic
dietary
medicinal

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4
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Manufacturing of alcohol

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fermentation
brewing
distillation
ethyl alcohol

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Absorption of alcohol

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1/5 stomach

4/5 small intestine

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Blood alcohol concentration

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percent of alcohol in a person’s blood stream

.10 = one part alcohol for every 1000 parts blood

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Factors that influence BAC

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# of drinks
how rapidly consumed
size of person
gender
empty stomach
carbonation
tolerance
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8
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.03 - .07% BAC

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coordination and judgement impaired

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9
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.08 - .11% BAC

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over legal limit

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10
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.12 - .19% BAC

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coordination/judgement very impaired

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.20-.29% BAC

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extremely impaired

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12
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over .30% BAC

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dangerous level of intoxication

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13
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Largest alcohol by volume content

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Wine

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14
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Public health impact of alcohol

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3rd leading cause of death

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15
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Health problems w/alcohol

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Accidents
Violence
Sexuality 
Suicide
Liver disease
Cancer
Heart disease
Fetal alcohol syndrome
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16
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Free market/externality

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cost or benefit, not transmitted through prices that are incurred by a party who didn’t agree to the cost/benefits

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17
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Reduce alcohol abuse through research

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Increased taxes
decreasing days and hours of sale
increase of law enforcement to help with stopping sales to minors
regulation of alcohol outlet density/convenience

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18
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Goal of alcohol regulation

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NOT prohibition

PREVENTING harmful alcohol use

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19
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Why is marijuana not medicine?

A 
unknown ingredients
no exact dosage
unknown interactions 
receive from someone other than a pharmacist 
no exact treatment or disease
no evidence to back it up
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20
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Cannabis

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psychoactive
addictive
has societal and social costs

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21
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Sativa cannabis

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stimulant
energizing effects
tall narrow-leaf

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22
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Indica cannabis

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stimulant
sedating effect
stout broad leaf

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23
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hemp

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industrial
non-intoxicating varities
harvested for fiber, seeds, CBD

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24
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Marijuana comes from….

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dried leaf of hemp plant

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25
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Schedule 1 drug

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drugs that are addictive w/no medical purpose

marijuana

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26
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Schedule 2 drug

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drugs that are addictive but have medical purpose

opioids, cocaine

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27
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Schedule 3 drug

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drugs that are not addictive and have medical purpose

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28
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active ingredient in marijuana

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THC
tetrahydrocannabinol

has increased from 3% to 36% from the 60s to present

29
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THC effects on Brain

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influence pleasure, memory, concentration, sensory, teime perception, coordinated movement

30
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% of people heavily dependent on marijuana

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10 to 14%

31
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What we know about e-cigs

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still contain nicotine 
cause adverse effects to brain
popcorn lung
can still cause second hand nicotine effects 
cancer carcinogens present
32
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Components of e-juice

A

propylene glycol
vegetable glycerin
nicotine
flavoring

33
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Evolution of E-cigs

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1st = disposable
2nd = prefilled or refillable
3rd = tanks or mods
4th = Pod mods
34
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Use of E-cigs

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1 in 5 high school students

1 in 20 middle school students

35
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pharmaceutical problems

A

overuse of drugs for medicinal purposes

recreational use of prescription drugs

36
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Why is it the doctor’s fault for opioid addiction?

A 
overfilling prescriptions
not spending enough time with patients or education about risks
pain contracts
too much/large dosage
not checking the DOPL system
37
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When a doctor is prescribing someone opioids, what should they inform the patient about?

A

dose
side effects
potential for addiction

38
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Why is it the patient’s fault for opioid addiction?

A 
doctor shopping
don't follow directions
want quick fixes
pressure doctors
influenced by ads
shared medication
don't dispose of unused medications
39
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How are pharma companies at fault?

A

business model
overindating the markiet
paying doctors to prescribe more

40
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Medical uses of amphetamines

A

narcolepsy
ADD
obesity
stimulant to stay awake

41
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Amphetamines

A

prescription drug
adderall/ritalin
stimulant
most abused by college students and people trying to lose weight

42
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Meth

A

stimulant
street use, synthetic
created in at-home labs
increases dopamine release and blocks dopamine reuptake

43
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how to use meth

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injection
snort
smoke
oral

44
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side effects of meth

A

extreme weight loss
extreme altertness
little need for food, sleep, sex

45
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withdrawal from meth

A 
extreme depression
delusions
hallcuinations
aggressive behaviors
formication
46
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Cocaine

A 
from plant
brief high 
half life of 1 hour
blocks dopamine uptake
some medical use
47
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Meth vs Cocaine

A

Meth has long high (lasts hours to days)
man-made
putting cocaine out of business

48
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Both meth and cocaine are

A

stimulant

schedule 2 drug

49
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Behavioral addictions

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addicted to the reward not the thing

always looking for something different

50
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Three A’s of pornography addiction

A

accessibility
affordability
anonymity

51
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Heroin

A

is a depressant

52
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Examples of workplace incidents due to illicit substances

A

Exon Valdez dumped oil in the Alaskan coast

Costa Concordia = cruise ship that crashed

53
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Workplace substance abuse program

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  1. Written substance abuse policy
  2. Supervisory training program
  3. Employee education program of policies
  4. Access to an employee assistance program
  5. Drug testing program where appropriate that is random and consistent
54
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Costs of substance abuse in workplace

A 
accidents
injury
theft
absenteeism
productivity
quality 
friction between employees
55
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Parents vs kids

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Kids thought that their parents were more influential than their friends. Parents though opposite

56
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Parenting for prevention

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  1. Happily married
  2. Quality time
  3. strong values, rules, guidlines
  4. check up on your kids. ask questions
  5. discipline vs punishment
  6. put holes in life raft
  7. religion
  8. example w/substances
  9. academics, talents
  10. know their friends
  11. family dinner/activities
  12. allow freedom/trust
57
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Prevention Principles

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  1. programs do no harm
  2. increase protective factors and decrease risk factors
  3. delivery of clear message
  4. comprehensive, long term effort
  5. use research
58
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“programs do no harm”

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don’t glamorize or glorify the use of substances

don’t use recovering addicts

59
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“delivery of clear message”

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make sure that you indicate that the use of any illegal drug or abuse of any substance is not ok.

60
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“use research”

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update information and evaluate the prevention program

61
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Definition of scare of tactic

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Emphasizing the worst dangers of drug use in order to create fear and anxiety in hopes that the fear alone will prevent risky behaviors

62
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Why are scare tactics ineffective?

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  1. youth dismiss them
  2. youth have a different filter
  3. high risk youth are more attracted to the behavior
  4. strong scare tactics send unintended messages
63
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Youth dismiss scare tactics as a defense to the feeling of fear

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they do it to manage their own fear of the situation
“i know people and they are fine”
avoid, ignore, or make fun

64
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Youth have different filters than adults

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  1. less life experience
  2. brain development of logical thinking is not fully developed
  3. live in the moment
  4. become overwhelmed by emotions
65
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High Risk Youth can be more attracted to the behavior

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  1. Sensation seekers
  2. impulsive
  3. danger stimulates thrill
  4. favorable views means they won’t believe the scare tactic
66
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Strong scare tactics can send unintended messages

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messages may reinforce an inidivdual’s minds that everyone is doing it

Create impression that drug use is more prevalent than it actually is

67
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How to stop using scare tactics

A

Recognize it
PAUSE
Consider the research
Identify other solutions

68
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Spectrum of Prevention (least to most effective)

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  1. Strengthening indiviudal knowledge and kills
  2. Promoting community education
  3. Education for providers
  4. Fostering coalitions and networks
  5. Changing organizational practices
  6. Influencing policy and legislation
69
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Levels 1-4 of spectrum of prevention

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personal stories and scare tactics shouldn’t be used during these levels. Should be tied to a goal and not the message

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