PSYC 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Substance Abuse, Harm Reduction, Methamphetamine
20 Apr 2017
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4 dominant perspectives: moral model, biological model, sociological model, cognitive, social psychological. Something morally wrong with users prevention, supply reduction, demand reduction, harm reduction. Beliefs or judgement about what"s right or wrong, or acceptable and. Substance abuse seen as a crime, canada"s crime act has 4 main tactics, This doesn"t focus on treating, helping, or preventing. Assumes that everyone who abuses drugs is a bad person. Offers no real hep to the person. No evidence that punishment reduces or eliminates problematic use. Driven up the us prison population over the past 2 decades. Would suggest that bad people should be punished. Objectionable, it"s not a way to address a public health problem addicted (cid:523)some people (cid:498)can"t stop(cid:499)(cid:524) Genetics predisposition, inherited vulnerability or genetic factors. Rates of metabolization (light weight vs heavy weight) Unusual or unique brain functioning and brain wave patterns and activity. Sometimes referred to as the disease model. Origins are physical and beyond the control of the person.
