BIOM30001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Acamprosate, Putamen, Prefrontal Cortex
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32: emerging treatments for drug dependence: preclinical evaluation. Preclinical studies in the development of anti-craving drugs. Alcohol & tobacco use (ons, uk): more 13-year-olds have drunk alcohol than not that"s 350,000 13-year-old drinkers in england and wales alone. Illicit drug use (aihw): cannabis: 34% aged 14+ have used in lifetime opioids (inc. heroin): 2. 3%, or 384,800 people amphetamines: 9. 1% (or, 1 in 5 of those aged 20-29) Estimates those aged 50+ seeking drug abuse help will rise from 1. 7m in 2000/01 to. But most people do not seek medical attention due to legal/stigma issues. 2010 cost of drug & alcohol abuse to australia = billion. A chronic relapsing disorder which consists of a compulsive pattern of drug-seeking and drug taking behaviour takes place at the expense of other activities persists despite adverse consequences. Alcohol causes the most harm by a long way.
