week 1

Question 1

what is drug use?

Answer 1

non-problematic use of an illegal drug

Question 2

what are psychoactive drugs?

Answer 2

chemical substances that affect the function of the CNS, alters:

• perception
• mood
• consciousness

Question 3

types of psychoactive drugs

Answer 3

depressants, stimulants, antipsychotics, hallucinogens

Question 4

what influences drug use?

Answer 4

media
attitude 
family history
myths
personal experiences

Question 5

types of psychoactive drugs

Answer 5

caffeine, alcohol, weed, heroine

Question 6

historical uses of drugs

Answer 6

ritualistic
ceremonial
medicinal

Question 7

how long has alcohol been around

Answer 7

approx. 8000 years

Question 8

how long have hallucinogens been around

Answer 8

approx 9000 years

Question 9

common drugs in 1800 aus

Answer 9

opium and coke
heroine was used as cough syrup
morphine for teething

Question 10

what was the first drug of active ingredient isolation?

Answer 10

morphine

Question 11

How much morphine did australia consume in the 1930s?

Answer 11

14% of the worlds legally produced morphine even with only less than 1% of the worlds population

Question 12

what type of drug was used heavily in the WW11

Answer 12

amphetamines (particularly by nazis)

Question 13

when was the rum rebellion?

Answer 13

1808

Question 14

when was prohibition

Answer 14

1830s

Question 15

when were Aboriginal australians banned from alcohol

Answer 15

1837

Question 16

what was the first drug prohibited by the 1905 immigration act?

Answer 16

opium

Question 17

when was weed criminalised?

Answer 17

1938

Question 18

why was weed criminalised?

Answer 18

pulled away from self help due to the rise of the Aus medical industry

Question 19

when were police officers given resources to man drug use?

Answer 19

1960s-1970s

Question 20

when did the war on drugs start

Answer 20

1960s/1970s

Question 21

when was harm minimisation policy introduced

Answer 21

1985

Question 22

what was LSD intended for in the 1950s

Answer 22

alcoholism
depression
obsessive disorder

Question 23

when was LSD listed as a dangerous drug

Answer 23

1960s

Question 24

when and where was LSD invented

Answer 24

Switzerland 1938

Question 25

when and where was MDMA created

Answer 25

Germany 1912

Question 26

what was mdma use in the 1950s

Answer 26

military experimentation

Question 27

what was mdma use in the 70s

Answer 27

to treat mental disorders

Question 28

when and why was mdma made illegal

Answer 28

became too popular amongst the 1985 rave scene

Question 29

7 common themes in drug wars

Answer 29

1. notion of public menance
2. political interest
3. increase in criminal justice response
4. influence in media coverage
5. portrayal of drug use as infectious
6. need to protect vulnerable people
7. aggressive/militaristic terminology

Question 30

why do people use psychoactive drugs?

Answer 30

pleasure
management life or emotions
sense of bellonging 
regarded as normal
expand consciousness
to counteract effects of other drugs
to prevent withdrawal

Question 31

what is australias largest cause of preventable death

Answer 31

smoking

Question 32

what is maturing out?

Answer 32

the process of growing out of the need of drugs with age/marturation

Question 33

what is drug misuse?

Answer 33

using a drug any other way than intended

Question 34

what is an addict

Answer 34

an individual who is dependent on a substance and has a lack of control over the use of the drug