Transcript Chapter 1: An Overview

Chapter 1: An Overview
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Know the six questions that must be
answered when analyzing a drug question.
State four general principles about
psychoactive drugs.
Every drug experience is a mixture of
what three ingredients?
How does the U.S. collects data to
measure the extent of drug use/abuse?
Overview cont’d.
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State two factors that generally do not correlate
with alcohol and drug use.
State the consistent psychosocial factors that are
related to drug use for students who report the
least drinking and drug use.
List the top 3 risk factors for Junior High school
student with regard to substance abuse
Know that once someone starts an excessive use
of a drug, that the drug can reinforce the
behavior of substance abuse.
The Six Questions
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Who
What
When & where
Why
How
How Much
Who?
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Because age, gender, race, physical
characteristics all affect the drug “experience,”
we need to specifically know what these are for
the individual who is taking the drug.
For example, we are more concerned about a 13
yr. old drinking than a 40 yr. old drinking because
their bodies are still developing.
What?
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In the U.S., we are a poly-drug using
society so it is critical that we ask what
specific drug OR drugs they person is
taking.
For example, many people take drugs-incombination without knowing it such as
prescription medication and alcohol and we
want to know that for the drug interactions.
When and Where?
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The situation, time and place that a person
takes the drug will probably affect whether
we think there is abuse of the drug.
For example, if you drink alcohol in an
acceptable social situation, you probably
don’t have a problem. Also, the nonspecific effects of the drug depend on the
social situations.
Why?
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It is important to know what is motivating a
person to take a drug.
For example, if they are taking a drug to escape
reality or to take away emotional pain, they are
very likely to have a drug problem. If they are
taking a prescription drug or an OTC medicine
for its intended use, they probably don’t have a
drug problem.
How?
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The “route of administration” - how the
drug enters the body is critical to the drug
experience and can speed addiction.
For example, cocaine chewed at highaltitude is NOT the same as injected at sea
level.
How Much?
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The amount or dosage that is taken can not only
determine addiction it can also determine the
effect the drug has on the body. The drug-dose
response curve that tells us that too little of a drug
might not have any effect and too much can be an
overdose.
For example, one aspirin is probably not enough
to take away your headache. Two is a “normal”
dose and 14 is an overdose.