Week 9

Question 1

What are the three things addiction depends on

Answer 1

The drug, the person and the enviromemt

Question 2

How many of those who begin using illicit drugs keep using?

Answer 2

Only half of them

Question 3

Which gender is more likely to develop and adddiction quicker

Answer 3

Women, but if the drug is super potent there is no difference

Question 4

Why are young people more susceptable to addiction

Answer 4

Because there is developmental lag between maturation of the reward system develops faster than the control system

Question 5

What are some personality traits the lead to addiction

Answer 5

Sensation seeking, anxiousness or neuroticism, impulsivity, antisocial or oppositional traits

Question 6

Discuss the role of adhd in addiction

Answer 6

This is a common disorder of childhood, they have innatentiom, impulsivness, hyperactive and this makes it hard for them to finish school and maintain social relationships leading them to be 6-10 times more likely to develop substance use

Question 7

Why are slow release drugs used to treat adhd

Answer 7

Because the release a small amount over a long period so the isnt one large hit and reduces the liklihood of becoming addicted

Question 8

Can primary school completion help reduce drug use

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

What are social factors or alcohol use

Answer 9

Legal status and availability
Social attitudes 
Peer presssure
Socioeconomic disadvantage
Immigration culture

Question 10

Explain how to enhance protective factors and reduce risk factors

Answer 10

Risk and protective factors change with age. Risks within the family have greater impact on a child while risk factors in peer groups impact adolescence so early intervention could be useful to change a young persons path if they were on

Question 11

What is primary secondary and tertiary prevention

Answer 11

Primary, stop it before it starts (prevent), secondary, stop it before it becomes and issue (intervene) tertiary, aim to reduce hard and decrease use

Question 12

How will addressing all forms of drug use prevent drug use

Answer 12

This will limiting priming where in one light drug leads to a more heavy drugs and so on. By educating on all drugs we can intervene on this process.

Question 13

How can drug prevention use the community for better outcomes

Answer 13

By tailoring interventions for the issues specific to that community and strengthening community support. Using school is important in this

Question 14

Describe what is meant by prevention programs being tailored to adress risk specific to population or audience

Answer 14

Age gender and ethnicity should be taken into account to improve the program effectiveness. For example women become addicted and binge earlier, so tailoring programs to be earlier and women focused with have more effective outcome than waiting till later

Question 15

Describe how family based prevention is a useful treatment

Answer 15

They aim to enhance family bonding and relationships and better parenting skills as well as enforce family rules on substance use. Parents are good role models. The parents need to use conditioning and reinforcement for good behaviour

Question 16

How can prevention be used in infancy

Answer 16

Aggressive behaviour, poor social skills and academic difficulty are all linked to substance use. These qualities all arise in infancy and can be worked on to change the childs path

Question 17

How can prevention programs be useful in primary school

Answer 17

at school children can be taught to work on self control emotional awareness communication social problem solving academic support especially reading. This equips them with skills to know how to cope with drug situations

Question 18

Discuss prevention in highschool

Answer 18

They aim to increase social and academic competence by teaching good study habits and providing academic support, communication skills peer relationships self efficacy and assertiveness drugs resistance skills, reinforcing anti drug attitudes and strengthening of moral against drugs

Question 19

Discuss how and why prevention is aimed at key transition points

Answer 19

When people transition from primary school to highschool they are at a crucial developmental period. These treatments do not single out at risk people there is reduced labelling

Question 20

Explain the 10th prevention strategy for drug use: combine to or more effective programs

Answer 20

Combing multiple programs such as family based and school fave are more effective than one alone. However the programs must be integrated and share the same goals

Question 21

Describe what is meant by community prevention programs reaching populations in multiple settings

Answer 21

All different treatments/prevention messages on the community must be consistent. Whether they are delivered at home, at school or in church they must all have the same message

Question 22

What is meant by retain core elements of the original research based intervention

Answer 22

Although it is vital to adapt programs to specific requirements of the community core elements such as structure content and delivery should be retained

Question 23

Why are long team repeated intervention important

Answer 23

As when u give a kid a flu shot, u need to keep proving it to then every year. Research shows that skill learned in primary school diminish if they is not highschool follow up

Question 24

What is meant by prevention should include teacher training on good classroom managment practices

Answer 24

Teachers should reward good behaviour. This helps to foster students positive behaviour, achievement ect

Question 25

Why are interactive techniques used in prevention

Answer 25

In little kids infomation based teach is not effective and even older kids tend to tune out. Getting people actively involved has the best outcome

Question 26

What is meant by cost effective treatment and prevention

Answer 26

Each dollar invested in the program results in a $10 cheaper outcome for treatment of SUD

Question 27

What does strength based prevention include

Answer 27

Community volunteering
Leadership training
Peer mentoring

Question 28

What are some early intervention hotspots

Answer 28

Family, schools, counselling direct lines, mental health services (dont let them sled medicate) and juvenile courts - intervene on first offence

Question 29

What stratergies are used in harm reduction

Answer 29

Education
Needle exchange
Onsite assessment of drug risk (pill testing)
Heroin substitution programs

Question 30

Who are the professionals working in prevention

Answer 30

Psychologists 
Gps
Social workers
Nurses
Advertising experts