Week 9 Flashcards
How many people used an illecit drug at some point in 2013?
1 in 20
How many of the casual drug users are problem drug users?
1 in 10.`
How many casual drug users are there in the world?
27-39 million
How many are injecting drug users?
1 in 2 casual drug users
How many drug related deaths were there in 2013
187,100 drug related deaths in 2013
In Australia, how many Australians have used an illicit drug?
15%
What is the most popular drug use in australia?
Cannabis
What drugs are decreasing, stable and increasing?
Ecstasy (2.5%), Heroin (0.1%) and GHB all
decreased
• Meth* (2.1%) and Cocaine (2.1%) are steady
• Misuse of pharmaceuticals (4.7%) are increasin
What are the risk levels for alcohol use?
- 18.2% exceeded “lifetime risk” levels
- 26% exceeded “single occasion risk” levels at least once a month
- 15.6% exceeded “very high risk” levels at least once
What is the definition of addiction in DSM-V
• addiction involves the compulsive or uncontrolled use of a substance that leads
to clinically significant impairment or distress over a 12 month period
What is the spiralling distress model?
Addiction involves 3 things
1- pre occupation with the drug
2- compulsive use
3- withdrawal
Whats the dopamine theory of addiction?
• Drugs activate the reward pathway in the brain • The speed and magnitude of dopamine release corresponds to the “rush”
What disorders do heroin dependent inpatients also correlate with?
• 37% PTSD • 23% major depression • 75% antisocial personality disorder • 51% borderline personality disorder • Psychiatric Disorders up to 10 times higher in drug abusers (Callaly et al)
What is the hedonic homeostatic dysregulation theory?
Drug use moves from an impulse control disorder focusing on impulsive acts, , pleasure relief and gratification and then moves into a compulsive disorder, where it is no longer about the reward behaviour.
How much more likely are lgbti people to use drgs?
7 times
