PSYCH-230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Methadone, Drug Culture, Naltrexone
Document Summary
Parents who model inappropriate or excessive drinking or use of illicit drugs may set the stage for maladaptive drug use in their children. Evidence shows that adolescents who have a parent who smokes face a substantially higher risk of smoking than do their peers in families where neither parent smokes. Evidence supports the roles of cognitive factors, especially the role of expectancies. Alcohol or other drug use may also boost self-efficacy expectations personal expectancies we hold about our ability to successfully perform tasks. Expectancies may account for the one drink effect" the tendency of chronic alcohol abusers to binge once they have a drink beck"s absolutist thinking. Drug and alcohol use determined, in part, by where we live, whom we worship with, and the social or cultural norms that regulate our behavior. Cultural attitudes can encourage or discourage problem drinking. Peer pressure and exposure to drug subculture are important influences in determining substances use among adolescents and young adults.
