PSYC 3030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: American Medical Association, Controlled Substances Act, Drug Detoxification
9 Oct 2013
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Usa: the 2011 national survey on drug use and health estimated that 8. 7% of the us population were current users of illicit drugs (illegal - e. g. marijuana) Legal drugs (tobacco, alcohol, caffeine) are consumed much more widely. Canadian addiction survey (cas), march 2005: a national survey of canadians" use of alcohol and other drugs, done by canadian council on substance abuse (ccsa) Looked at use 12 months prior to survey. 12 months prior to survey: ~80% over age 15 consumed alcohol, lowest rate in pei, highest quebec. 44% drink at least once/week; ~10% 4 or more. ~6% engage in heavy drinking at least once/week (more than 5 drinks a night); 25% once/month. ~23% exceed low-risk drinking guidelines (14 drinks/ week in men; 9 for women) Males > females: drank alcohol in the past year, drank alcohol at least once/week, drink more than 5 drinks / sitting, more males exceeded low-risk guidelines. Heavy drinking most common 18-24 years of age.
