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)
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drugs and media

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  1. Marijuana 1930
  2. Crack 1980
  3. Methamphentamine 1980 to 2000
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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
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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
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Legalization debate

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  1. Legalization
  2. Decrimianlziton
  3. Prescription and maintenance models

Examples:
-legalization of weed in Washington and Colorado

-decriminalization of weed in Il

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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
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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
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