PS268 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Benzodiazepine, Intramuscular Injection, Jerky
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Ps268 b drugs and behaviour: test 1 notes (ch. 1-4) Risk factors: circumstances, experiences or biological characteristics. Protective (resilience) factors: lesser amounts of drug use or abstinence. Antecedent: a variable that precedes drug use (eg. aggressiveness, poor academics, drug using peer group) Gateway drug: drug when used, increase likelihood of using other drugs. Best predictor of hard drug use is tobacco. Instrumental drug use is the use of a drug with a speciic, socially approved (including medical) goal. Recreational drug use is self-explanatory the drug is used to have. Drug misuse occurs when a prescription drug is used at a higher dose than recommended by a physician, or when the prescription drug is used for a purpose other than what it was prescribed for. Deviant drug use can occur when a drug is used in a way or in an amount that is not approved of by others who use the drug.
