week 1 Flashcards
what is drug use?
non-problematic use of an illegal drug
what are psychoactive drugs?
chemical substances that affect the function of the CNS, alters:
- perception
- mood
- consciousness
types of psychoactive drugs
depressants, stimulants, antipsychotics, hallucinogens
what influences drug use?
media attitude family history myths personal experiences
types of psychoactive drugs
caffeine, alcohol, weed, heroine
historical uses of drugs
ritualistic
ceremonial
medicinal
how long has alcohol been around
approx. 8000 years
how long have hallucinogens been around
approx 9000 years
common drugs in 1800 aus
opium and coke
heroine was used as cough syrup
morphine for teething
what was the first drug of active ingredient isolation?
morphine
How much morphine did australia consume in the 1930s?
14% of the worlds legally produced morphine even with only less than 1% of the worlds population
what type of drug was used heavily in the WW11
amphetamines (particularly by nazis)
when was the rum rebellion?
1808
when was prohibition
1830s
when were Aboriginal australians banned from alcohol
1837
what was the first drug prohibited by the 1905 immigration act?
opium
when was weed criminalised?
1938
why was weed criminalised?
pulled away from self help due to the rise of the Aus medical industry
when were police officers given resources to man drug use?
1960s-1970s
when did the war on drugs start
1960s/1970s
when was harm minimisation policy introduced
1985
what was LSD intended for in the 1950s
alcoholism
depression
obsessive disorder
when was LSD listed as a dangerous drug
1960s
when and where was LSD invented
Switzerland 1938
when and where was MDMA created
Germany 1912
what was mdma use in the 1950s
military experimentation
what was mdma use in the 70s
to treat mental disorders
when and why was mdma made illegal
became too popular amongst the 1985 rave scene
7 common themes in drug wars
- notion of public menance
- political interest
- increase in criminal justice response
- influence in media coverage
- portrayal of drug use as infectious
- need to protect vulnerable people
- aggressive/militaristic terminology
why do people use psychoactive drugs?
pleasure management life or emotions sense of bellonging regarded as normal expand consciousness to counteract effects of other drugs to prevent withdrawal
what is australias largest cause of preventable death
smoking
what is maturing out?
the process of growing out of the need of drugs with age/marturation
what is drug misuse?
using a drug any other way than intended
what is an addict
an individual who is dependent on a substance and has a lack of control over the use of the drug
