Unit 12: Drug Use Flashcards
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Patterns of drug use
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- 2016 , 28.6 mil age 12 or + were current users of illegal drug (10.6% pop)
- 2016, 136.7 mil Americans age 12+ current users of alcohol (50.7% pop)
- 2016, 51.3 mil Americans age 12+ current cigarette smokers (19.1% pop)
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Patterns of marijuana (most commonly illegal substance used)
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- 2016, 24 mil Americans 12+ were current weed users (8.9% pop)
- 2016, 1.9 mil Americans 12+ current cocaine users
- 2016, 667,000 Americans 12+ current methamphetamine users (.2% pop)
3
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drugs and media
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- Marijuana 1930
- Crack 1980
- Methamphentamine 1980 to 2000
4
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Opioids
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- group of similar drugs that include heroin and prescription pain relievers such as hydrocodone and morphine
- 2016, 11.8 mil ppl aged 12+ miscues opioid in US (4.4% pop) the vast majority of whom misused prescription pain relievers
- 2016, main reason misuse were to relieve phyiscal pain (62%), feel good/high (13%), relax or relieve tension (11%)
- 2016, source of relievers were: from friend or relative free (40%), prescription one doctor (35%)
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Opioids to heroin
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- chi: 35% substance abuse treatment admissions are for heroin, compared to 16% nationwide
- heroin epidemic is related to addictions to presc drugs
- 75% heroin addicts used to take prescription drugs and switched to heroin, healer and more available
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Crack v powder cocaine
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- huge disparities in punishment for crack and powder
- punishments fell on minorities, More likely to use crack cocaine instead of powder
- sentences for 2 are becoming more uniform, but diff remain
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Response from criminal justice system
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- response in US to arrest more drug suspects, convict more drug defendants, incarcerate more drug offenders (serve long sentences)
- this existed though drug use remained stable during 2000s
- shift in this response is now starting to occur
8
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Treatment options: drug courts
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- 1980s drug courts have increased in popularity
- drug courts focus on finding treatment options instead of sentencing to jail
- evaluations of drug courts have found that they can be cost-effective way of reducing recidivism
9
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Legalization debate
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- Legalization
- Decrimianlziton
- Prescription and maintenance models
Examples:
-legalization of weed in Washington and Colorado
-decriminalization of weed in Il
10
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Effects of weed legalization
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- study from Colorado found:
- teen weed use is uncharged
- weed arrests have decreased sig
- traffic fatalities have not changed sig
- rate of adult emergency visits increased
11
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Tax revenue in colardo
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- rec weed brought $124 Mil in taxes in Colorado
- revenue funds school construction, weed enforcement, general state needs
- revenue is sig, just accounts for roughly 1% Of total state expenditures