PSYC 3505 Lecture 5: Addiction- October 11th

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3505
• Professor: John Weekes

Document Summary

8 short answer questions, choice of 6. Drug overdose/tolerance of alcohol can be fatal: > heavy chronic use of alcohol after being taken away- the consequences are so dramatic to the human body that it can be fatal. 1) divert from the criminal justice system. Unique treatment model within the criminal justice system. Initiated in us in 1980"s > response to rising prison population. Highlighted in bill c-10 (omnibus crime bill) as an effective and promising approach. Substance abuse is a major criminogenic factor (these factors are changeable) - treatment is an effective method of reducing associated criminal activity. Intensive judicial supervision is an effective method for increasing compliance and participation in treatment (getting the judge and the court involved in the therapeutic process) Unifying court processes and treatment is more effective than having the two systems operating independently. Operate in a generally similar manner to the us.