Week 6

Question 1

Discuss the view of control vs responsibility in regards to addiction

Answer 1

We are caught between moral responses such as blaming the addict and scientific explanations such as the addict being controlled by disease

Question 2

What are the medical and psychological accounts of addiction

Answer 2

Addiction is the outcome of biology, genetics and impulsiveness with leads to lack of control.
It is medical problem requiring treatment

Question 3

What are moral accounts of addiction

Answer 3

Addicts are in control of their own poor choices. There is little sympathy for these people and they are often discriminated, stigmatised or punished

Question 4

What is the liberal account of addiction

Answer 4

Individuals should freely choose drugs bc it is no different than eating fast food. They should only be responsible for harms if they hurt someone else.
people should be informed so they can make and education choice

Question 5

Disease model of addiction

Answer 5

Addiction is a disease of the will drugs hijack behaviour due to changes in the brain.

Therapy and medical treatment us required but punishment is seen as not helpful bc it is not the persons fault

Question 6

What is the self medication hypothesis

Answer 6

Drug use is a result of trauma or chronic pain and used to treat anxiety, intrusive thoughts anger ect. As people rely on drugs for treatment more and more the drug use became its own issue

Question 7

What is meant by harm reduction

Answer 7

Harm reduction: reduce risk behaviour and allow access to safe settings

Question 8

What is the role of social science in addiction

Answer 8

View of drugs is based on the norms of society

Question 9

How does sociology effect drug use

Answer 9

Drug use is shaped by political, economic, social and cultural forces. E.g War on drugs means we are scared of drugs but at the same time there are shifts in social attitudes amd higher disposable income to spend on them

Question 10

How does population health effect addiction

Answer 10

Drug use if more prevalent in different locations.
Poor areas under educated areas and unemployed areas lead to more drug use.
Family abuse leads to drug use
Taxing drugs to reduce them

Question 11

What is social learning theory

Answer 11

Drug use is learned by observing and imitating people in our social enviroment. If we do as we see

Question 12

What is labelling and stigma

Answer 12

Drugs are labelled as deviant and thus people who take them are too. the label becomes a self fulfilling property

Question 13

What is meant by demand reduction

Answer 13

Prevent first use
Reduce harmful use
Encourage recovery

Question 14

What is meant by supply reduction

Answer 14

Control amount, reduce accessibility and availability