PUBH 1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hallucinogen, Methamphetamine, Chlordiazepoxide
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Intoxication- calming experience; relax and let go of tensions: an intense feeling of longing when one leaves a powerful state of intoxication- people want to return; develop dependency. The desire to get high is a universal characteristic; by viewing intoxication as a universal human experience, with a range of outcomes, both positive and negative, we can change several of our assumptions and practices about intoxicating chemicals. How shifting the intoxication narrative changes assumptions and practices. *humanity will never be able to dispense from artificial paradises brave new world. The drug itself is not what is pursues, rather the feeling from the drug. The goals of drug education and prevention must change to better understand societal problems shift focus from stopping people from suing drugs to why people seek these intoxications. We should ask more pertinent questions; might be able to shift discussion of drug use in our society away from the legal model onto something more productive.
