Midterm Flashcards
Sociological Model focuses on the effects of overt _______ on addiction
Capitalism
Less severe drug use problem = _______ likely to have completed previous treatment
More
What is one benefit of the sociological model?
Examining the social influence of behaviour can serve to position and conceptualize treatment models and approaches
Traditional perspectives on substance misuse treatment in corrections emphasizes _______ community and _______ programs which are _______ in prison environment since offenders are prone to _______
Therapeutic
12-Step programs
Problematic
Manipulation
What negative impacts does alcohol have on other’s?
Insulting or humiliating
Argument or quarrels
Verbal abuse
Being a passenger of a drunk driver
How much did the Canadian government lose to substance use in 2009?
$40 Billion
Which model of addiction believes there is a genetic predisposition which leads to an inherited vulnerability to addiction?
Biological Model
What effects has the Moral model of addictions had on US Drug policy and prison population?
It has heavily influence US drug policy and driven up the prison population
The Risk Principle:
- _______ risk cases have most to gain and respond better to _______ treatment
- _______ risk cases do better with minimal treatment
- Placing _______ risk offenders with _______ risk offenders may make them worse
High, Intensive
Low
Low, High
_______ use has increased drastically while _______ use has dropped and _______ use has only increased slightly
Cocaine
Heroin
Cannabis
Alcohol mostly highly correlated with _______ crimes
Violent
Effective correctional programs should be monitored and _______ for constant _______
Researched
Improvement
What are some criticisms of the Sociological model of addiction?
Does not take into account individual difference or psychological/biological factors
Offers no real direct aid, support or help
Which model of addiction would ask - ‘How do large issues such as inequality, poverty, race, gender, social disorganization, and peers/parental behaviour influence drug use and addiction?’
Sociological Model
What are some criticisms of the Biological model of addiction?
Lacks comprehensive integrated theory - inconsistent research
Many aspects of addiction do not mirror disease process
Canadians among the _______ consumers of psychotropic medications
Heaviest
As severity of drug use goes up the _______ impact on different areas in life _______
Negative
Increases
AA Step 7: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcoming
Recognizing that we must change the ways we are doing things that don’t work
What is the most used substance amongst youth in Canada?
Alcohol
Harm reduction refocuses the attention away from _______ towards _______ of drug use
Drugs
Consequences
What the most common types of drinkers?
Light, infrequent - 40%
Light, frequent - 30%
Between 70-80% of offenders have _______ _______ problems
Substance misuse
What are some criticisms of the Moral model of addictions?
Offers no real help, not very humanistic
No developed theoretical perspective
Lacks evidence for effectiveness of punishment on problematic use reduction
Offender populations represent one of the most _______ substance misusing populations
Severe
Traditional perspectives on substance misuse treatment in corrections are _______ based with no _______ support that they are effective
Belief
Empirical
AA Step 2: Came to believe a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanit
Hope - realizing that recovery is possible
What is diversion?
Use of prescription drugs for purposes other than that for which they are intended or prescribed
Which model of addictions implies that drug users are bad or sinful people and that there is something morally wrong with users
Moral Model
What is the main belief behind the Cognitive, Social, Psychological model of addiction?
Problematic use evolves in response to a variety of personal, psychological, social, and contextual factors
AA Step 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
Recognizing the impact of your behaviour and expressing it to someone else
Severe drug users make up the _______ percent of the offender population
Lowest
What area did Canada lose the most money in relation to substance use?
Productivity loss
AA Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all of our affairs
Helping others the way you were helped, practicing everything you have learned
AA Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable
Admitting the severity of the problem and coming forward
Which model of addictions resorts to punishment as treatment for addiction?
Moral Model
Which substances cost Canada the most money
Tobacco and Alcohol
What treatment does the Sociological model of addiction focus on?
Societal changes, not the individual
Effective correctional treatment programs are multi-faceted - use multiple _______, there is no one _______
Approaches
Solution
What does agonist drug therapy too?
Drug replacement therapy - replaces problematic drug
Binds to receptor cells - eliminates withdrawal symptoms
Monthly heavy drinkers more present in males or females?
Males (more so when older)