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Drug Any substance, natural or artificial, other than food, that by its chemical nature alters structure or function in the living organism
Psychoactive Drug A drug that specifically affects thoughts, emotions, or behavior
Illicit Drug A drug unlawful to possess
Deviant Drug Use Drug use that is not common within a social group and disapproved by the majority
Drug Misuse Use of drugs or chemicals in greater amounts than prescribed by a doctor, or for purposes other than those intended by the manufacture
Drug Abuse Substance use in a manner , and amount, or in a situation such that is causes social, occupational, psychological, or physical problems
Drug Dependence (aka addiction) A state in which an individual uses a drug so frequently/ consistently that it would be difficult for the person to stop
Reliability Finding similar patterns in 2 different studies, using different sampling techniques --> strong indication that trends are real and reflect broad changes in American society over time
Risk Factors Definition Behaviors, attitudes, or situation that correlate with and might indicate the development of a deviance prone lifestyle, that includes drug/alcohol use
Risk Factors Having friends who use weed + other substances
Risk Factors Engaging in frequent stealing, fighting, and other antisocial behavoirs
Risk Factors Perceiving that substance use is prevalent at your school
Risk Factors Knowing adults who use weed and other substances
Risk Factors Having a positive attitude towards weed
Risk Factors Community, parental and peer attitudes and behavoirs
Risk Factors Anti-social/ problem behaviors
Risk Factors Poor School Performance
Protective Factors Definition Behaviors, attitudes, or situations that correlate with low rates of deviant behavior, including illicit drug use
Protective Factors Perceiving there are strong sanctions against substance use at school
Protective Factors Having parents as a source of social support
Protective Factors Being committed to school
Protective Factors Believing religion is importance and frequently attending religious services
Protective Factors Participating in 2 or more extracurricular activities
Protective Factors Perceived use of drug
Antecedents defintion A factor that occurs before an effect such as the initiation of drug use--> still not labeled as "causes"
Antecedent example Aggresiviness
Antecedent example Conduct problems
Antecedent example Poor academic preformace
Antecedent example Attachment to drug using peer group
Antecedent example Parental and community norms that support drug use
Gateway substance defintion Best thought of as early indicators of a basic pattern of deviant behavior resulting from a variety of risk factors
Gateway substances -Alcohol -Tobacco
How do we get information about prevalent drug use? Survey Questionnaires
Advantages Survey Questinaires -easy to use -inexpensive -effecient
Disadvantages Survey Questionaires -bias in student population (ex. Dropouts not counted) -potential inaccuracy of self-reports (among users and non users)
Two Main Large Scale Surveys 1. Monitoring the Future Project 2. National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Monitoring the Future Project - prevalence of use - perceived risk and availability
National Survey on Drug Use and Health - face to face, computer assisted -68,000 individuals; carefully sampled househilfs across the U.S.A -broken down into age groups -results published annually
Correlates of Drug Use -Gender -race/ ethnicity -level of education -personality variables -genetics -risk factors -protective factors
Influences on Drug Use: Societal -laws+penalties -political statements -availability and cost -alcohol and tobacco adds -anti drug commercials -portrayal in movies, novels, news and shows -statements by authorities and celebs
Influences on Drug Use: Community and Family -family -schools -clubs and organizations -church -gangs -local police -peers
Influences on Drug Use: Individuals -personality -knowlege -attitudes -beliefs -motives -personal drug experience -needs -biology
Created by: jesstricker
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