SOC309Y1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Drug Abuse Resistance Education, Harm Reduction, Supervised Injection Site
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As a personal failing, lack of character or strength. As undeserving or less deserving of social services. Solutio(cid:374): get (cid:858)(cid:272)lea(cid:374)(cid:859) a(cid:374)d so(cid:271)er or go to jail. Context/origin of drug use is often ignored. People who use drugs are often excluded or poorly treated in health and other service settings. Continuum of use from use to abuse to addiction: most people who use drugs never develop an addiction, abuse: maladaptive pattern of use, despite knowledge of negative consequences, addiction: chronic relapsing condition. Pattern of recovery/relapse for varying lengths of time. May recover without formal assistance, some require formal help (ex. treatment programs, therapy, etc. ) In public health: people who use drugs (pwud, people who inject drugs (pwid) Determines initiation and continuation: biological, psychosocial. Evidence linking childhood abuse to adulthood drug abuse. Homelessness associated with higher rates of injected drug use: social structure, cultural-historical. Victoria, britain cocaine was used to help tooth aches, opium used to calm children.
