SOC210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Substance Abuse, Narconon, Harm Reduction
13 Apr 2018
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Those with drug-related problems: no self control, weak, criminal. Families: an addict affects approximately 17 people in their life. Health care professionals: unless you are trained you don(cid:495)t know much about addicts. Affect brain metabolism and activity: people are getting into recovery a lot sooner. Treatment necessary (for people who want it not people who need it) Scientific evidence shows addiction is a disease (recovering: life long thing)(one drink can start an addiction)(psychological)(drinking is the symptom of the problem) Treatable (wet brain killing brain cells)(put can brig out schetso) Treatment can have a profound effect antibuse (deathly ill) Narconon na drain on canada(cid:495)s economy in terms of both its direct and indirect impact. A (cid:494)cost-of-illness(cid:495) study assesses aggregate costs all external costs (cid:494)avoidable cost(cid:495) study available cost (how can we reduce impact)(harm reduction programs use drugs safely)(accepting the fact that not everybody is ale to quit) The cost of substance abuse in canada: substance abuse represents a significant.
