Week 1 Flashcards
What are the healthy drives to survival
Food, water, oxygen, rest, Social Interaction, sex, love
Why do people use intoxicants
relieve pain, euphoria and attachment
1st Historical Theme of drug use
Human beings have a basic need to cope with their environment and enhance their existence
2nd Historical Theme of drug use
Human brain chemistry is affected by psychoactive drugs, behavioral addictions and mental illness to induce an altered state of consciousness
3rd Historical theme of drug use
The ruling classes, governments, and businesses as well as criminal organizations have been involved in growing, manufacturing, distributing, taxing, and prohibiting drugs
4th Historical theme of drug use
Technological advances in refining, synthesizing and manufacturing drugs have increased the potency of these substances.
5th historical theme of drug use
The development of faster and more efficient methods of putting drugs into the boy has intensified effects.