SA 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Substance Abuse, Propylhexedrine, Addiction

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Lindsey Freeman

Document Summary

10000 bc: alcohol use in middle east: wine into water communion wine in churches. 1912: lombroso- link between alcohol consumption and offending. 1970: medical (dopamine or disease) model: moved passed moral view not agreed upon that its a disease predicated on one fact- addict can chose to do drugs or not other medical problems cannot be chosen. 1990s: genetics and addiction: haven"t found addiction gene. What : drugs a substance that impacts the body in a physiological sense one ingested. Illegal/illicit: but: if the drugs consumed are for mind-altering to stimulant/depressent effect, all drugs affect us physiologically (mind and body) whether taken licitly or illicitly. Includes caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, opiate, stimulant (benzos), depressant(sleep/ anxiety), hallucinogens. Need to know thses (posted online: hallucinogens. Lsd, ketamine, marijuana: change in conssciousness involving alteraiont of reality. The younger you are the more likely you will have addiction problems. 1999 court ruling: allows patients to grow their own-licenses for 196 plants max.