SYG-2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Boogie 2Nite, Binge Drinking, Passive Smoking
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Drug: any chemical substance other than food or water that affects the mind or body. People have used various natural substances to cause changes in the human body. Thousands of synthetic substances have been added to the list of available drugs. Drugs cause changes that people think of as good. 2/3 thirds of adults in the us say that drugs are a serious social problem. Opinions vary from one society to the next to this day. Definitions of drugs and accompanying social problems change over time. How people define drugs has a lot to do with which categories of the population are using the drug: ex. white people in the south feared that easily available cocaine would fall into. Af(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:374) a(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)s ha(cid:374)ds = slo(cid:449)l(cid:455) sta(cid:396)ted outla(cid:449)i(cid:374)g (cid:272)o(cid:272)ai(cid:374)e. Haped the pu(cid:271)li(cid:272)(cid:859)s opi(cid:374)io(cid:374) of othe(cid:396) d(cid:396)ugs: ex. Chinese immigrants associated with using opium = anti-chinese feelings prompted ban of opium and start of concern about drugs as social problem.
