HSCI 180 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Drug User, Aids, Psychological Dependence
2 Dec 2014
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Chapter 2: drug use as a social problem. Laissez-faire: a hands-off approach to government interference in the workings of the market (if the seller wants to sell it, or buyer wants to buy it, let them do it) Canadian government viewed opium as economic opportunity between 1871-1908. Those effects of drugs that interfere with normal functioning in such a way as to produce dangerous or potentially dangerous consequences. Alcohol can be dangerous in high doses because it suppresses respiration- if long enough it can induce brain damage or death. Alcohol can be dangerous when disorienting normal behaviors- behavioral toxicity. Acute: referring to drugs, the short-term effects of a single dose e. g. taking an overdose of heroine. Chronic: referring to drugs, the long-term effects from repeated use e. g. smoking cigarettes can eventually lead to lung disorders. Determining the toxicity of drugs of abuse and misuse. In the us the toxicity of drugs (other than alcohol) is monitored through the drug abuse.
