quiz 2 book Flashcards
3 concerns of people selling drugs
- toxicity: drug dealers can be endangering people by selling dangerous chemicals without labeling them or putting warnings on them
- addiction: some sellers can victimizing and jeopardize their health by selling them
- crime: drug users can be seen as a threat to public safety attitude became widespread that addictive individuals would commit crimes
chronic drug use
results from long term exposure and can be present whether or not it is in their system or not
acute
short term use or effects of the drug in a single administration
behavioral toxicity
refers to the fact that a drug can be toxic because it impairs behaviors and amplifies the danger level of many activities
-ex, effect on alcohol on driving
opiods
codeine, heroin, hydrocodone, morphine, methadone, oxycodone and fentanyl
synthetic opioids
fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and tramadol
issue with single overdose death involving multi drugs
it can be counted as more than one death leading to overstatement
what diseases are transmitted through sharing needles
HIV, AIDS, Hep B, hep C
social determinants of health
conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that shape their health
harm reduction approach
this approach recognizes that despite efforts to control drug use there will still be users and others
-ex. underage drinking in college, we know its wrong but we continue to do it and the school cant stop it so they just teach us be safe
tolerance
repeated exposure to the same dose of the drug results in a lesser effect
physical dependence
the presence of a consistent set of symptoms when the use of a drug is stopped
withdrawal syndrome
a set of symptoms that occur reliably when someone stops taking a drug; also called abstinence syndrome
psychological dependence
indicated by a high rate of drug use, craving for the drug and tendency of relapse after stopping use
psychiatric diagnosis of substance use disorders- least 2 of the following occurring in 12 months
- substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than it was intended
- there is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control substance use
- a great deal of time is spent on activities necessary to obtain the substance
- craving or a strong desire or urge to use the substance
- recurrent substance use failing to fulfill major role obligations
- continued substance uses despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused by exacerbated by the effects of the substance
- important social, occupational or recreational activities are given up or reduced
- recurrent substance use in physically hazardous situations
- substance use is continued despite knowing or having recurrent psychological problems that are likely to have been caused
- tolerance
- withdrawal, manifested as the characteristics withdrawal syndrome for the substance or the substance is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms
personality
a complex set of attributes and attitudes that develop over time, partly as a result of particular experiences
what traits are associated with greater risk for abuse of stimulants such as amphetamine or cocaine
sensation-seeking and impulsivity
biopsychosocial perspective of drug addiction
addiction might be related to dysfunction of biology, personality, social interactions
what does psychedelic PCP do
disorientation and blocks pain
drugs may cause crimes
- crimes carried out to obtain money
- A person is under influence of drugs
- drugs change the individual’s personality in a lasting way
- illict drug use is a crime - represents the top reason people are arrested in the US
1906 pure food and drugs act prohibited
prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or delirious foods, drugs or medicines and liquors
meat inspection act
banned the sale of adulterer or misbranded meat and meat products and it required livestock to be slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions
1914 Harrison Narcotics Act
taxed and regulation the production, importation and distribution of opium and coca products
where was the 1914 harrison narcotics act administered through
treasury department
where was the meat inspection act administered through
department of agriculture
when was prohibition ratified
1918
what was the period between 1890 and 1920 called
the nadir
patent medicines
proprietary medicines, originally medicines that were treated as inventions and patents in great britian = later came to refer to medicines sold directly to the public
great American fraud
colliers magazine culminated aggressive series titled “great American fraud”
who made coca cola
John Pemberton when they prohibited alcohol and he changed the ingredients to sugar syrup and carbonated water
- cocaine was the main ingredient
meat inspection act
banned the sale of adulterer or misbranded meat and meat products and it required livestock to be slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions
1938 food, drug, and cometic act
federal law that now recognized a difference between drugs that could sold over the counter and prescription-only drugs
what did the 1938 food, drug, and cosmetic act change
changed the role of the FDA from testing and challenging some of the drugs already being sold to that of a gatekeeper, which must review every drug before its market
2. requires companies to conduct safety research before marketing a new drug greatly reduced the likelihood of the new drugs being introduced by small companies run by untrained people