and Behavior 7th
Edition
drug - ANS any substance, natural or artificial, other than food that by its chemical
nature alters strucure or function in a living organism
psychoactive drug - ANS a drug that specifically affects thoughts, emotions or behavior
illicit drug - ANS a drug that is unlawful to posses or use
deviant drug use - ANS drug use that is not common within a social group and is
disapproved of by the majority
doing something that is not usually done
even within users
drug misuse - ANS use of drugs or chemicals in greater amounts than prescribed by a
doctor, or for purposes other than those intended by the manufacturer
drug abuse - ANS substance use in a manner, an amount, or in situations such that it
causes social, occupational, psychological, or physical problems
drug dependence - ANS a state in which an individual uses a drug so frequently or
consistently that it would be difficult for the person to stop
amount - ANS both the size and quality of a drug's effect depend on the _____ that has
been taken
history, expectations - ANS the effects of any psychoactive drug depend on the
individual's ____ and _____
, including: context, situation, and mood
wine, coca, opium - ANS drugs with major economic roles (old drugs)
survey questions - ANS getting information on drug use
easy to use
inexpensive
efficient
bias
inaccuracy of self reports
monitoring the future - ANS national survey of 12 graders use of marijuana
gathers information on:
prevalence of use
perceived risk and availability
national survey on drug use and health - ANS face to face, computer assisted
interviews
68,000 individuals; carefully sampled households across the US
breaks results down to age groups
results published annually
correlate - ANS a variable that is statistically related to another variable
they are NOT causes
risk factors - ANS community, parental, and peer attitudes and behaviors towards drug
use
antisocial/problem behaviors
poor school performance
protective factors - ANS involvement in religious activities
perceived risk of drug use
limitations of correlations - ANS you don't know which caused which
third variables
antecedent - ANS a factor that occurs before an event
correlated
can be thought of as a type of risk factor