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Week 10) drug use and addiction Flashcards

1
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…. in …. people used an illicit drug at some point in 2013 (does not include alcohol or tobacco).

A

1 in 20

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… in …. of those users are problem drug users

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1 in 10

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3
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How many mill are problem drug users?

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27-39 million (pop of canada)

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4
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….. of the problem drug users are injecting drug users (IDU’s)

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half

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5
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…. mill ppl who use cannabis

…. million ecstasy (about the pop of australia).

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183 mill cannabis

33 mill ecstasy (pop of australia)

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6
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….. drug related deaths in 2013. Cause?

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187 000. Cause= overdose

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7
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Opiates make up …. % of overdoses

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75

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8
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Non-fatal overdose in… - … % of opiate users

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30-80%

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9
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….. million IDU’s are HIV+

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1.7 mill

Which is why Harm Reduction is imp vs Abstinence

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10
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Around…… of IDU’s have Hepatitis C

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half

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Only 1 in …. have access to treatment.

Why?

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1 in 6

  • Remote Areas (biggest barrier to getting treatment!)
  • bad Cultural attitudes to drug use and treatment
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12
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Whats the biggest barrier to getting treatment?

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Living in remote area.

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13
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….% of Australians have used an illicit drug in past 12 months (above international average and increasing)

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15.6%

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14
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What two ILLICIT drugs are most popular in australia?

Name them and their %.

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  • Cannabis most popular (10.2%).

* Cocaine is now second (2.5%)

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Why is Meth now the most serious concern, even above alcohol and tobacco?

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because now almost 60% of meth users are ICE

users (harder form of drug) instead of speed.

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16
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Is the misuse of pharmaceuticals increasing or decreasing? %?

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are increasing (4.8%)

17
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Methamphetamine* (1.4%), hallucinogens (1%) and synthetic cannabinoids (0.3%) all increasing in use.
True or false.

A

False. Decreasing in use in aust.

18
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In aust, …. % drank alcohol and …… % had smoked tobacco in the past year

A

77.5% alcohol and 15% tobacco

19
Q

….% of people drink alcohol daily and …..% smoked daily

A

6% drink alcohol daily

12% smoke daily

20
Q

What age group is most likely to smoke daily?

A

ppl in their 40s e.g. paul

21
Q

Ppl are taking up drugs earlier or later now?

A

later

22
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ALCOHOL USE

  • ….% exceeded “lifetime risk” levels
  • …..% exceeded “single occasion risk” levels at least once a month
  • ….. % exceeded “single occasion” and “lifetime” risk levels at least once a month
A
  • 17 % exceeded “lifetime risk” levels
  • 25% exceeded “single occasion risk” levels at least once a month
  • 15% exceeded “single occasion” and “lifetime” risk levels at least once a month
23
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In dsm 5, addiction involves the compulsive or uncontrolled use of a substance that leads to clinically significant impairment or distress over how long a period?

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12 month period

24
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All drugs of abuse reduce dopamine from the ….

A

nucleus accumbens

25
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What in the brain is responsible for relapse

A

glutamate in prefrontal cortex

26
Q

….% of rats will self-administer cocaine until death

A

90% (both cocaine and heroin very addictive).

27
Q

Nicotine is a substance in tobacco that is a strong reinforcer for addiction. T or false?

A

false. not really. more social context shapes tobacco addiction.

28
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….% males and ….% females comorbid anxiety or depressive disorders

A

66 males

45 females

29
Q

What are four of heroin’s comorbidities?

A

Anti social Personality disrorder 75%
Borderline P Disorder 51%
PTSD 37%
Major depression 23 %

30
Q

• Psychiatric Disorders up to…. times higher in drug abusers

A

10

31
Q

delinquency factors arent directly linked to substance abuse

A

true. more complex.

32
Q

Indigenous Australians have:

• Increased rates of tobacco (by …. times) and illicit drug use …..% vs …..%

A

2 x tobacco use

illicit drug use 25% vs 15%

33
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LGBTI populations

• Up to …. times higher with drug use

A

7

34
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females more likely to use drugs than males. f or true?

A

false

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