What is the Drug Paradox? Licit substances viewed less contemptuously than illicit substances.
What are psychoactive drugs? Substances that alter the central nervous system.
How do psychoactive drugs affect our They can disrupt sleep, dreams, and bodily functions.
bodies?
What is drug dependency? Controversial classification of drug use with physical and psychological aspects.
How are drug use, abuse, dependence, and Terms often used interchangeably, leading to harmful judgments.
addiction different?
How was drug dependence defined in the Three or more criteria from the DSM were used.
past?
What is the DSM? The American Psychiatric Association's classification manual for mental disorders.
How does the DSM categorize substance They are combined into one disorder with mild and severe categories.
abuse and dependence?
How many symptoms are required for a Two symptoms.
diagnosis of addictive disorder?
What was addiction referred to as prior to Habituation.
the 19th and 20th centuries?
What events in North America connected The industrial revolution, Temperance Movement, and Prohibition.
addiction to morality and workplace
productivity?
What did Dr. Benjamin Rush believe was the Complete abstinence.
solution for addiction?
What model of addiction did Dr. Benjamin The medical or disease model of addiction.
Rush's framework establish?
What criticism has been made against the It focuses exclusively on the biological basis of addiction.
medical model of addiction?
What factors does addiction encompass Biological, psychological, and sociological factors.
according to the holistic concept?
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What does the free will/moral model of Substance use and problems resulting from it are within the individual's moral agency.
addiction suggest?
Who is responsible for making choices The individual.
regarding substance use according to the
free will/moral model?
What is the problem with the individualized It fails to acknowledge sociocultural influences.
framing of addiction?
What is the social reality of drugs and drug The societal context and influences surrounding drug use.
use?
What are the social costs of drugs? Far greater for alcohol and tobacco than illicit drugs.
What was the social cost of substance abuse $40 billion.
in Canada in 2002?
Which substances accounted for the highest Tobacco ($17 billion) and alcohol ($15 billion).
social costs in Canada in 2002?
Direct (health care, law enforcement) and indirect (productivity losses, premature
What do the social cost estimates include?
mortality) costs.
What was the largest expense to Canada in Productivity losses ($24.3 billion).
terms of drug use?
What was the second highest cost in terms Health care ($8.8 billion).
of drug use?
What was the third most expensive cost in Law enforcement ($5.4 billion).
terms of drug use?
What percentage of the overall costs of 61%.
substance use were productivity losses?
What percentage of the overall costs of 22%.
substance use were health care costs?
What percentage of the overall costs of 14%.
substance use were law enforcement costs?
What percentage of law enforcement costs Almost one third.
were alcohol related?
What percentage of law enforcement costs Approximately 22%.
were attributed to illicit drugs?
How many deaths were caused by alcohol in 8,103.
the study?
How many deaths were prevented by the 3,845.
moderate use of alcohol in the study?
How many deaths were caused by all illegal 1,695.
drugs combined in the study?
What percentage of the deaths attributed to 44%.
alcohol were caused by illegal drugs?
How many deaths were attributable to 37,209.
tobacco in 2002?
Are there greater social costs for tobacco Yes.
and alcohol compared to illicit drugs?
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