Drugs. January 30, , 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

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1 Drugs January 30,

2 Breaking the Ice 1. Introduce Yourself to your neighbor. 2. Discuss/Define the following two words: A. Drugs B. Dependence 3. Find a writing utensil and your notebook! 5-2

3 Video: El Chapo 5-3

4 Drugs A natural or synthetic substance that is used to produce psychological or physiological effects in humans and other higher order animals. Categories of Drugs: Narcotics, Hallucinogens, Depressants, Stimulants, Club Drugs, and Anabolic Steroids. 5-4

5 Drug Dependence: Factors Drug Aspects Nature of the Drug How the Drug gets into the Body. Individual Metabolism Rate. Non-Drug Aspects Personality of the User. Individual Expectations about the Drug Societal Attitude and/or Response Setting of Drug Use. 5-5

6 Psychological Dependence Conditional use of a drug caused by underlying emotional need. Person thinks they need a drug to function normally. 5-6

7 Psychological Dependence Arise from an individual s desire: Create a sense of well being Escape from reality. Relief from personal problems Sustain a physical and emotional state that improve level of performance Creates a conditional pattern of drug abuse 5-7

8 Psychological Dependence Different Drugs have different intensities for psychological dependence. Table 5.1 on page 154 has a list of high and low psychological dependency. High: Heroin, Alcohol Low: Marijuana, Caffeine 5-8

9 Physical Dependence Physiological need for a drug brought about by its regular use and characterized by withdrawal symptoms when the drug use abruptly stops. Drugs become necessary for the body for function normally. 5-9

10 Physical Dependence Physiological change occurs with specific drugs depending on the dose and frequency of use. Must adhere to a regular schedule of use Interval short enough that the effect of the drug does not wear off. Alcohol = daily use in large quantities Heroin = 6-8 hours between doses. Leads to Withdrawal symptoms. Narcotics and Depressants have physical dependcne. 5-10

11 Societal Aspects of Drug Use. How much does the drug use effect the users life? Personal and Family Level Health, Relationships, Family Obligations, economics Extreme: Public Safety, Public Health, Welfare The more the drug satisfies their need, the more preoccupied they become about the drug and neglect individual and social responsibilities. 5-11

12 Drug-Control Laws The U.S. federal law known as the Controlled Substances Act will serve to illustrate a legal drug-classification system created to prevent and control drug abuse. This federal law establishes five schedules of classification for controlled dangerous substances on the basis of a drug s potential for abuse potential for physical and psychological dependence medical value 5-12

13 Schedules of Classification Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse and have no currently accepted medical use. Examples are heroin, marijuana, methaqualone, and LSD. Criminal penalties (1 st time offense for individual trafficking) are 0-20 years/$1 million (Trafficking = buying/selling drugs illegally) 5-13

14 Schedules of Classification Schedule II drugs have a high potential for abuse and have medical use with severe restrictions. Examples are cocaine, PCP, and most amphetamine and barbiturate prescriptions. Criminal penalties (1 st time offense for individual trafficking) are 0-20 years/$1 million 5-14

15 Schedules of Classification Schedule III drugs have less potential for abuse and a currently accepted medical use Examples include all barbiturate prescriptions not covered under Schedule II, such as codeine and anabolic steroids. Criminal penalties (1 st time offense for individual trafficking) are 0-5 years/$250,

16 Schedules of Classification Schedule IV drugs have a low potential for abuse and have a current medical use. Examples include Darvon, phenobarbital, and some tranquilizers such as diazepam (valium) and chlordiazepoxide (librium). Criminal penalties (1 st time offense for individual trafficking) are 0-3 years/$250,

17 Schedules of Classification Schedule V drugs must show low abuse potential and have medical use. Examples include opiate drug mixtures that contain nonnarcotic medicinal ingredients, like 200 mg acetaminophen-codeine preparations Criminal penalties (1 st time offense for individual trafficking) are 0-1 years/$100,

18 Link for more information Controlled Substances Schedules (US Department of Justice) 5-18