Chapter 8, Addictions

Question 1

How many Canadians are estimated to have a gambling problem? 2006

Answer 1

Roughly 1.2 million Canadians have a gambling problem

Question 2

addiction

Answer 2

they psychological and physiological need for legal/illegal drugs, alcohol, and/or gambling

Question 3

drug

Answer 3

any substance that when taken into the body alters its functioning in some way, used therapeutically or recreationally

Question 4

Licit drugs

Answer 4

Legal to manufacture, sell, posses and use

Question 5

Illicit Drugs

Answer 5

socially defined as deviant, using them is criminal and a social problem

Question 6

Drug abuse

Answer 6

Excessive/inappropriate use of a drug that results in some form of physical, mental, or social impairement

Question 7

Drug addiction

Answer 7

dependency on a drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms and maintain a sense of well-being

Question 8

Tolerance

Answer 8

when larger doses of a drug are required over time in order to achieve the same physiological effect originally achieved from a smaller dose

Question 9

Withdrawal

Answer 9

physiological/psychological symptoms that regular drug users experience when they discontinue drug use

Question 10

The 4 Long Term Drinking Patterns

Answer 10

1. Social Drinkers; drink at social occasions, range from occasionally to relatively frequently
2. Heavy Drinkers; frequent drinkers who usually drink more when they drink, more likely to become drunk
3. Acute Alcoholics; trouble controlling their use of alcohol, schedule their day around drinking
4. Chronic Alcoholics; lost control over their drinking and engage in compulsive behaviours

Question 11

Alcohol Related Harms: Oneself

Answer 11

physical health, family and work functioning, friendships, legal problems etc

Question 12

Alcohol Related Harms: Others

Answer 12

insulting/humiliating others, verbal abuse, fights, family/marriage problems, being assaulted

Question 13

What are the health issues related to alcoholism?

Answer 13

nutritional deficiencies, diabetes, alcoholic dementia, heart problems, alcoholic cirrhosis

Question 14

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Answer 14

the range of disabilities/diagnoses that result from drinking alcohol during pregnancy

Question 15

3000 babies born a year, 300,000 currently living with it

Answer 15

FASD

Question 16

Alcohol related motor vehicle crashes

Answer 16

22% of all alcohol related deaths, 13 percent of alcohol related hospitalizations, $482.8 million dollars of direct costs for damage

Question 17

How many people does one alcoholic affect, on average, on a daily basis?

Answer 17

4

Question 18

Effects of Growing Up in Alcoholic Families on Children

Answer 18

higher than normal rates of hyperactivity, antisocial behaviour, low academic achievement, and cognitive impairment

Question 19

What percent of nicotine from a cigarette ends up in the air?

Answer 19

75%

Question 20

Third most widely used psychoactive drug after alcohol and weed

Answer 20

Cocaine

Question 21

Effects of Crack on Newborns

Answer 21

powerful withdrawal symptoms, deficits on cognitive skills, behaviour controls, and judgement

Question 22

Heroin use in Canada

Answer 22

1.1% of Canadians aged 15+

Question 23

Size of Canadian Gambling Industry

Answer 23

$13 billion, employs 46K ppl (2007), 4.8 of Canadian gov’t revenue (2005)

Question 24

On average, what percent of their income does a severe gambler spend on gambling?

Answer 24

21% vs 2.2% (average gambler)