PCS 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gateway Drug Theory
22 Apr 2018
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Incapable of driving and your fine motor skills are uncompromised. Generally, it takes an hour to digest or metabolise alcohol. If you"re drinking a standard drink/hour, you wont get intoxicated but a greater number of drinks will get you drunk. Why do some people drink or use drugs: the reward/pleasure and experience for the first time. Why do some people use more alcohol or drugs: tolerance can increase and you need a greater consumption to feel the same desired effects. Why would some people continue to use it: withdrawal, dependence. Each model can explain the addiction paradox describe the addiction paradox ** exam (each answer is right but be prepared to explain it) Each person is different, some fail to stop, some don"t etc. Based on public model (societal type level not individual intervention as it did not work at all) 1965 first time that surgeons report established relationship and hazards of smoking.
