CJ 4002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Oxycodone, Tuinal, Lorazepam

• School: Temple University
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CJ 4002
• Professor: Steven Belenko

Document Summary

So - these are drugs that can be abused and are of public health concern. Alcohol is also associated with violent behavior. But, casual or medical use of these drugs are legal (age-speci c) and not stigmatized. Moderate to high doses: anxiety, paranoia, hostility. Psychoactive effects, conditioned by culture, setting, expectations, etc. Bene cial effects - a glass of wine a night can help ght cancer, etc. % of absolute alcohol varies by type of beverage. 12 oz beer = 5 oz wine = 1. 5 liquor. Acute effects based on blood alcohol concentration (bac) Many factors determine alcohol"s behavioral and physiological effects. 139. 7 million current alcohol drinkers aged 12+ (52. 2%) 60. 9 million (22. 9%) had 5+ drinks at one time at least once in the past 30 days (binge drinking) About 17 million aged 12+ have alcohol use disorder. But alcohol use has declined over time, especially among adolescents and young adults.