week 2

Question 1

how many people in qld experience mental illnesses in their life

Answer 1

1 in 2

1 in 5 per year

Question 2

what is the leading cause of death among 15-44 year olds?

Answer 2

suicide

Question 3

potential health harms to substance use

Answer 3

injury
chronic conditions/preventable diseases
mental illness
road trauma

Question 4

potential social harms of substance use

Answer 4

violence/crime
engagement with criminal justice system
childhood trauma
generational trauma
contribution to family/domestic violence
child protection issues
child/family wellbeing

Question 5

potential economic harms

Answer 5

healthcare costs
law enforcement costs
decreased productivity (eg. amongst workplace)
associated criminal activity
reinforcement of disadvantages

Question 6

what drugs are most likely to lead to addiction

Answer 6

heroine and niccotine

Question 7

what are the burden of diseases for tobacco, alcohol and illicit substances

Answer 7

t-9%
a-5.1%
all other substances-1.8%

Question 8

potential areas of harm

Answer 8

acquisition 
admin
context
relationships
intoxication/regular use

Question 9

harm minimisation key strategies

Answer 9

1. demand reduction
2. supply reduction
3. harm reduction

Question 10

what is supply reduction

Answer 10

controls drug availability

prevents/reduces availability

Question 11

examples of supply reduction

Answer 11

sniffer dogs, business fines, drug busts, age restrictions, regulations

Question 12

what is demand reduction

Answer 12

influence particular factors to delay/prevent/reduce use
factors:
socialising
experimenting
trauma
peer pressure 
coping strategies

Question 13

examples of demand reduction strategies

Answer 13

therapy

community based approach

Question 14

harm reduction strategy

Answer 14

encourages safer behaviour

reduce preventable risk factors eg. HIV

Question 15

examples of harm reduction strategies

Answer 15

safer settings eg injecting rooms

harm reduction campaigns eg. have a plan b when drinking

Question 16

what conflict is amongst strategies

Answer 16

harm reduction is opposed to law enforcement

Question 17

what is a policy?

Answer 17

the intentions and actions of governments

Question 18

5 common types of policy instruments in aus

Answer 18

policy through:
advocacy 
network
money
direct government actions
law