SOC 3313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Morphine, Peer Pressure, Breathalyzer
7 Dec 2016
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Soc 3313f: lecture 8 preventative responses to drug. Stereotypical ideas about what makes someone an addict: came from a well off family, had a bright future ahead, wealthy, academic accomplishments, and a promising internship at the white. Alyson: addicted to morphine, prescribed 6 other medications. Triggers: boyfriend (richie) abandoned her, people she became friends with, sister moved out of her pare(cid:374)t"s house a(cid:374)d did(cid:374)"t pa(cid:455) atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) to al(cid:455)so(cid:374, father became very ill. Availability of his drugs in her home (easy access) Outside for(cid:272)es affe(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g al(cid:455)so(cid:374)"s drug use: her father"s ill(cid:374)ess. Atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g fo(cid:272)used a(cid:449)a(cid:455) fro(cid:373) al(cid:455)so(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:373)ore o(cid:374) father"s ill(cid:374)ess: ister"s la(cid:272)k of support. Sister was openly frustrated because father held alyson to a higher standard than her sister thus making her sister turn away from the family: her boyfriend. Created access and availability for drug use. Opened the door for her to start using drugs.
