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three models of addiction theory - Answer disease/medical model, behavioral/environmental model, genetic model main addiction theory model - Answer disease/medical model what area of the brain is affected by addiction that impacts impulse control - Answer prefrontal cortex by how much is dopamine increased by drugs - Answer 10x what natural process does addiction shift - Answer homeostasis can the first high be duplicated - Answer no how can we treat the medic...

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Who brought marijuana to the US during the World's Exposition? - Answer Abdul Hamid II (Sultan of Turkey) Which act made the possession of Marijuana a misdemeanor? - Answer The Poison Act Which publisher had invested interest in marijuana and encouraged stories on the dangerous and frequent use among Mexicans? - Answer William Randolph Hearst Which event in American history was a major catalyst making marijuana public enemy #1? - Answer The Great Depression Did William...

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juxtaposition: alcohol - Answer -we see and understand the dangers of alcohol yet we also promote it -a lot of the times when alcohol use becomes dangerous, we downplay it -just because its legal doesn't mean its safe Ethyl alcohol - Answer the main psychoactive component in all alcoholic beverages Central nervous system - Answer DEPRESSANT Extremely dangerous to use with other - Answer depressants (e.g., Xanax, Valium, Ambien) or opiates (e.g., Vicodin, Heroin) stan...

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Sativa - Answer strain used as a stimulant Primary agent in marijuana - Answer THC (resin of the plant) potency depends on the amount of resin Indica - Answer mainly medical uses, pain relief, and sleepiness How man chemicals in a single cannabis plant? How many are unique to the plant? - Answer 480 60-70 How much THC in typical in marijuana and how much is absorbed? - Answer 2-8% 20% absorbed Long Term Effects - Answer chronic bronchitis no research o...

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Medical Model - Answer "Disease Model" -Emphasis of genetics as the cause of addiction -Addiction is set in motion by experimentation which by a SUSCPETIBLE HOST (genetically predisposed) in an environment that is conductive to drug misuse. Behavioral Model - Answer Environmental Model Academic Model - Answer Emphasizes the physiological effects of psychoactive drugs as the cause of addiction --Suggests that the body adapts to the toxic effects of drugs at the biochemic...

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Disease/Medical Model of addiction - Answer • Emphasize the physiological effects of psychoactive drugs as the cause of addiction • Suggests that the body adapts to the toxic effects of drugs at the biochemical and cellular level • Given sufficient quantities of drugs for an appropriate duration of time, changes in the brain/body will occur that will lead to addiction Behavioral/Environmental Model of addiction - Answer • Emphasize environmental factors as cause of addiction ...

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what is the only drug that has its own classification? - Answer marijuana why is marijuana unique? - Answer every person's response is different to it and it varies widely in potency how many chemicals are in a single cannabis plant - Answer over 420 what is the primary agent in MJ? - Answer delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), concentrated in the resin of the plant what does the potency of MJ depend on? - Answer the amount of resin present; varies depending on the p...

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which drug effects nearly every organ? - Answer alcohol what is the main psychoactive component of alcohol? - Answer ethyl alcohol alcohol is a - Answer Depressant what is considered 1 drink? - Answer 12 oz 5% beer 5 oz 12% wine 1.25 oz 80 proof liquor what factors increase alcohol absorption? - Answer - carbonation - hot alcohol - empty stomach most alcohol is absorbed through what organ? - Answer small intestine Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) - Answer...

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Ingredients in opium - Answer is a mixture of natural alkaloids, the major active ingredients being morphine and codeine. Heroin is a derivative of morphine and has no opiate activity, but is rapidly metabolized in the body to morphine. Opium has many derivatives including - Answer morphine, codeine, oxycodone, and heroin. Types of opioids - Answer heroin, morphine, codeine, fentanyl, methadone, oxycodone, hydrocodone (Vicodin), Fentanyl - Answer is a potent synthetic opioid...

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