PSY BEH 164C Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Substance Dependence, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol
21 Nov 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Hawaiians: binge alcohol use lowest among asian americans 12+ (14. 5%), 18. 3% among. Precontemplation: person isn"t really thinking about changing, never considered behavior to be a problem, 2. Contemplation thinking about making a change in next 6 months: no decision has been made, ambivalent about change they want to change and they don"t, 3. Action implementing a change plan: actively trying to change, corresponds with phase 3 of treatment, 5. Current epidemic is deadliest drug crisis in american history. More americans died of drug overdoses in 2016 than in the entirety of the vietnam war. Overdoses killed ~64,000 people last year, more than guns or car accidents. Pace of opioid deaths is faster than hiv epidemic at its peak. Roughly 21-29% of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them. 4-6% who misuse prescription opioids transition to heroin. About 75% of people who use heroin first misused prescription opioids. Rust belt hit hard in rust belt.
