SOC 4414 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Complex Number, Opioid, Prescription Drug
23 Feb 2017
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Highest use in north america, western europe, africa, oceania. Jamaica: marijuana use 10% annually (religious and recreational) Major use in north america, western europe, oceania, south america. Deeply rooted in the culture (used in religious ceremonies of ancient peoples) For opiods: europe and central asia (middle east) Canada, us, australia, germany, uk in highest dosage per day. Heroin use is going up, but prescription drug use has gone down. The taliban shut down opium lords, but when we went in and took out the taliban, heroin production skyrocketed. Supply goes up, price goes down and because of competition purity/quality goes up. Heroin is use is going down, but deaths are increasing getting the attention of the media. Oceania, north america, asia (unusual-relatively low for most drugs) During ww2 germany and japan gave their soldiers amphetamines (japan also gave to civilians- economic growth) Workers in factories would produce more when given amphetamines. Highest use in western europe, north america, oceania.
