HLTH 460 Exam 2 Flashcards
(69 cards)
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Why shouldn’t marijuana be legalized?
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tobacco and alcohol are already big issues
marijuana is intoxicating
there is not enough research (stories vs evidence)
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Marijuana has become ____ ____ over time
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more potent
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Instances in when alcohol is used
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social
ritualistic
dietary
medicinal
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Manufacturing of alcohol
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fermentation
brewing
distillation
ethyl alcohol
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Absorption of alcohol
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1/5 stomach
4/5 small intestine
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Blood alcohol concentration
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percent of alcohol in a person’s blood stream
.10 = one part alcohol for every 1000 parts blood
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Factors that influence BAC
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# of drinks how rapidly consumed size of person gender empty stomach carbonation tolerance
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.03 - .07% BAC
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coordination and judgement impaired
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.08 - .11% BAC
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over legal limit
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.12 - .19% BAC
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coordination/judgement very impaired
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.20-.29% BAC
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extremely impaired
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over .30% BAC
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dangerous level of intoxication
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Largest alcohol by volume content
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Wine
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Public health impact of alcohol
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3rd leading cause of death
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Health problems w/alcohol
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Accidents Violence Sexuality Suicide Liver disease Cancer Heart disease Fetal alcohol syndrome
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Free market/externality
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cost or benefit, not transmitted through prices that are incurred by a party who didn’t agree to the cost/benefits
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Reduce alcohol abuse through research
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Increased taxes
decreasing days and hours of sale
increase of law enforcement to help with stopping sales to minors
regulation of alcohol outlet density/convenience
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Goal of alcohol regulation
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NOT prohibition
PREVENTING harmful alcohol use
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Why is marijuana not medicine?
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unknown ingredients no exact dosage unknown interactions receive from someone other than a pharmacist no exact treatment or disease no evidence to back it up
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Cannabis
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psychoactive
addictive
has societal and social costs
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Sativa cannabis
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stimulant
energizing effects
tall narrow-leaf
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Indica cannabis
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stimulant
sedating effect
stout broad leaf
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hemp
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industrial
non-intoxicating varities
harvested for fiber, seeds, CBD
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Marijuana comes from….
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dried leaf of hemp plant
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Schedule 1 drug
drugs that are addictive w/no medical purpose
| marijuana
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Schedule 2 drug
drugs that are addictive but have medical purpose
| opioids, cocaine
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Schedule 3 drug
drugs that are not addictive and have medical purpose
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active ingredient in marijuana
THC
tetrahydrocannabinol
has increased from 3% to 36% from the 60s to present
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THC effects on Brain
influence pleasure, memory, concentration, sensory, teime perception, coordinated movement
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% of people heavily dependent on marijuana
10 to 14%
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What we know about e-cigs
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still contain nicotine
cause adverse effects to brain
popcorn lung
can still cause second hand nicotine effects
cancer carcinogens present
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Components of e-juice
propylene glycol
vegetable glycerin
nicotine
flavoring
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Evolution of E-cigs
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1st = disposable
2nd = prefilled or refillable
3rd = tanks or mods
4th = Pod mods
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Use of E-cigs
1 in 5 high school students
| 1 in 20 middle school students
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pharmaceutical problems
overuse of drugs for medicinal purposes
| recreational use of prescription drugs
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Why is it the doctor's fault for opioid addiction?
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overfilling prescriptions
not spending enough time with patients or education about risks
pain contracts
too much/large dosage
not checking the DOPL system
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When a doctor is prescribing someone opioids, what should they inform the patient about?
dose
side effects
potential for addiction
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Why is it the patient's fault for opioid addiction?
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doctor shopping
don't follow directions
want quick fixes
pressure doctors
influenced by ads
shared medication
don't dispose of unused medications
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How are pharma companies at fault?
business model
overindating the markiet
paying doctors to prescribe more
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Medical uses of amphetamines
narcolepsy
ADD
obesity
stimulant to stay awake
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Amphetamines
prescription drug
adderall/ritalin
stimulant
most abused by college students and people trying to lose weight
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Meth
stimulant
street use, synthetic
created in at-home labs
increases dopamine release and blocks dopamine reuptake
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how to use meth
injection
snort
smoke
oral
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side effects of meth
extreme weight loss
extreme altertness
little need for food, sleep, sex
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withdrawal from meth
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extreme depression
delusions
hallcuinations
aggressive behaviors
formication
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Cocaine
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from plant
brief high
half life of 1 hour
blocks dopamine uptake
some medical use
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Meth vs Cocaine
Meth has long high (lasts hours to days)
man-made
putting cocaine out of business
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Both meth and cocaine are
stimulant
| schedule 2 drug
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Behavioral addictions
addicted to the reward not the thing
| always looking for something different
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Three A's of pornography addiction
accessibility
affordability
anonymity
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Heroin
is a depressant
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Examples of workplace incidents due to illicit substances
Exon Valdez dumped oil in the Alaskan coast
| Costa Concordia = cruise ship that crashed
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Workplace substance abuse program
1. Written substance abuse policy
2. Supervisory training program
3. Employee education program of policies
4. Access to an employee assistance program
5. Drug testing program where appropriate that is random and consistent
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Costs of substance abuse in workplace
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accidents
injury
theft
absenteeism
productivity
quality
friction between employees
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Parents vs kids
Kids thought that their parents were more influential than their friends. Parents though opposite
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Parenting for prevention
1. Happily married
2. Quality time
3. strong values, rules, guidlines
4. check up on your kids. ask questions
5. discipline vs punishment
6. put holes in life raft
7. religion
8. example w/substances
9. academics, talents
10. know their friends
11. family dinner/activities
12. allow freedom/trust
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Prevention Principles
1. programs do no harm
2. increase protective factors and decrease risk factors
3. delivery of clear message
4. comprehensive, long term effort
5. use research
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"programs do no harm"
don't glamorize or glorify the use of substances
| don't use recovering addicts
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"delivery of clear message"
make sure that you indicate that the use of any illegal drug or abuse of any substance is not ok.
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"use research"
update information and evaluate the prevention program
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Definition of scare of tactic
Emphasizing the worst dangers of drug use in order to create fear and anxiety in hopes that the fear alone will prevent risky behaviors
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Why are scare tactics ineffective?
1. youth dismiss them
2. youth have a different filter
3. high risk youth are more attracted to the behavior
4. strong scare tactics send unintended messages
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Youth dismiss scare tactics as a defense to the feeling of fear
they do it to manage their own fear of the situation
"i know people and they are fine"
avoid, ignore, or make fun
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Youth have different filters than adults
1. less life experience
2. brain development of logical thinking is not fully developed
3. live in the moment
4. become overwhelmed by emotions
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High Risk Youth can be more attracted to the behavior
1. Sensation seekers
2. impulsive
3. danger stimulates thrill
4. favorable views means they won't believe the scare tactic
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Strong scare tactics can send unintended messages
messages may reinforce an inidivdual's minds that everyone is doing it
Create impression that drug use is more prevalent than it actually is
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How to stop using scare tactics
Recognize it
PAUSE
Consider the research
Identify other solutions
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Spectrum of Prevention (least to most effective)
1. Strengthening indiviudal knowledge and kills
2. Promoting community education
3. Education for providers
4. Fostering coalitions and networks
5. Changing organizational practices
6. Influencing policy and legislation
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Levels 1-4 of spectrum of prevention
personal stories and scare tactics shouldn't be used during these levels. Should be tied to a goal and not the message
