PPT-An MCDA framework for evaluating and appraising government policy for psychoactive drugs

Professor Larry Phillips London School of Economics and Facilitations Limited OR58 Annual Conference 7 September 2016 Context Collaboration DrugScience Frisch Centre DrugScience Professor David Nutt is founder and Chair. Influences on Drug Use. Biological – heredity. Identical twins. Adoption studies. Boys at age 6 excitable, fearless, impulsive (genetic traits) are more likely to take drugs. NPY – brain chemical more sensitive to alcohol. Fay Watson. Competencies at EU Level. Information collection and exchange (HDG, COSI, EMCDDA). Cross border trafficking. Cross border asset recovery (legislative work on this one). Movement of chemicals across border (i.e. drug precursors, psychoactive substances). Agonist Molecule Mimics . Drugs Prevent . Proper Reuptake. Drugs and Consciousness. Continued use of psychoactive drugs can lead to tolerance. Diminishing effect with regular use of the same drug requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. 9-1: . WHAT ARE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND WHAT ROLES DO TOLERANCE, WITHDRAWAL, AND ADDICTION PLAY IN THESE DISORDERS?. Psychoactive drug. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods. Substance use . (7th Ed). Chapter 7. . States of Consciousness. James A. McCubbin, PhD. Clemson University. Worth Publishers. Waking Consciousness. Consciousness. our awareness of ourselves and our environments. Drugs and Consciousness. Continued use of psychoactive drugs can lead to tolerance. Diminishing effect with regular use of the same drug requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. Fay Watson, Secretary General, EURAD. Summary. About Us. Psychoactive Substances: Issues For Policy Makers. An update on draft EU legislation on new psychoactive substances. About Us. We are the only EU network advocating for prevention and rehabilitation focused drug policies . :. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/drugs/abuse.html. Drugs are either….. Agonists: . Mimic. . Reuptake inhibitors. Antagonist. s. : . Blocks. Reuptake . inhibitors. Drugs . terms:. Types of Psychoactive Drugs. 4 main groups of psychoactive drugs:. Stimulants. Depressants. Narcotics. Hallucinogens. First 3 groups have medicinal value when properly used. . Stimulants. Stimulants are drugs that speed up the central nervous system. . Lesson 4. Mr. Martin. You’ll Learn To. Examine the harmful effects of psychoactive drugs on body systems.. Explain the role psychoactive drugs play in putting teens in unsafe situations that include the risk of HIV, STD’s, or unplanned pregnancies.. DRUG ABUSE. What are Psychoactive . Substances ?. These are substances which changes the way in which a person feels, thinks or . behaves AFTER consuming them.. These Psychoactive substances do not always lead to addiction.. Jennifer L. Nelson, . PharmD. , BCPP. Parkland Health and Hospital System. Pharmacist Objectives. At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:. Describe drug abuse patterns and trends among youth and adult residents in Texas.. CONTROL COMMISSION. C I C A D. Secretariat for Multidimensional Security. PROFESSOR COPYTZY CRUZ. PLENARY SESSION 6, PANEL 6. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WASTEWATER ANALYSIS AS A TOOL TO STRENGTHEN EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS ON DRUG. Professor Lawrence Phillips. London School of Economics & Political Science. and. Facilitations Ltd. Operational Research Society. Criminal Justice Special Interest Group. 18 November 2015.