A medication is a drug that is used to treat an illness or disease according to established medical guidelines A drug is a chemical compound or substance that can alter the structure and function of the body Psychoactive drugs affect the function of the brain and some of these ID: 605250
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1) What is the difference between a drug and medication?
A
medication
is a drug that is used to treat an illness or disease
according
to established medical guidelines.
A
drug
is a chemical compound or substance that can alter the structure and function of the body. Psychoactive drugs affect the function of the brain, and some of these may be illegal to use and possess. Slide2
2) Why do people start using drugs? List several reasons.
peer
pressure
Experimentation
boredom
Fun
to
escape from life’s pressures. Slide3
3) Describe the difference between the following types of substance using
behaviours
: recreational user, substance abuser, substance dependenceSlide4
3 Types of Substance Using Behaviour
Recreational use
:
using drugs in a way that does not lead to any health complications or
behavioural
problems
Substance abuse
:
using drugs in a way that may cause physical, emotional, psychological, or social harm to users or those around them
Substance dependence
: (addiction)
can be sudden or gradual, when someone can no longer stop using a substance without experiencing physical or psychological suffering
2 types: physical and/or psychologicalSlide5
Card Game
Who wants to gamble?Slide6
3) How does this game relate to drug abuse and drug addiction?
In this game each person:
Makes a ‘choice’ to use drugs.
R
eaches
a ‘switch
point’
that, if surpassed
, changes
the
nature of their
brain
to that of a
drug addict.
H
as
risk factors
that influence when this switch occurs.Slide7
4) What does the switch card mean in regard to drug addiction?
The switch card is the
point
when a
person’s
brain changes
and the individual becomes
compulsive
about using drugs
despite its
negative consequences.
Scientists
do not know what factors control the “switch” between drug abuse and addiction.Slide8
5) Is everyone’s switch level the same?
No.
In
life, a person does not know when he or she will reach the point where drug abuse switches to drug addiction.
For
some people, that change will occur earlier in their drug abuse while other people will abuse drugs extensively before they become addicted. Slide9
6) What does the risk card mean?
The
risk card symbolizes that there are
unknown
risk factors
that influence the
switch between drug
abuse
and drug addiction
.
When an individual chooses to experiment with a drug, they can never know what
all
their
personal
risks are. Slide10
7) Is everyone’s risk card the same? How does this relate to real life?
Different
students
had
different risk cards.
In
life, people who abuse drugs have different risks of becoming addicted.Slide11
8) Why is the risk card face down?
The
risk card is face down because a person does not know all of the risk factors
that will
determine if
their substance abuse will lead to addiction. Slide12
9) What factors influence a person’s risk of becoming addicted to drugs?
Many
factors influence whether a person becomes addicted to drugs. Some of these
include:
genetics
family
influence, influence of
friends
age
at which drug abuse begins (a person who begins using drugs early in life is more likely to become addicted
)
context
of drug
use
the development of
coping skills.Slide13
10) What do the choice cards represent?
Each
choice card in this model represents an episode of drug use. Slide14
11) If a total score that equals or goes over the switch value indicates addiction, did anyone become addicted to drugs with the first drug use (
ie
. first choice card selection)?
No
. No one becomes addicted with one episode of drug abuse.
Note
: A person can die from the first episode of drug abuse. After one use, drugs do not change the brain
sufficiently
to cause addiction. However, drugs can affect other body systems and cause them to fail. Although a person does not become addicted to drugs after one use, one episode can cause some changes to start occurring in the brain. For example, one use of crack cocaine can cause the abuser to experience cravings for the drug.