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AE Drugs Society and Behavior, 09/10
Preface
Correlation Guide
Topic Guide
Internet References
Living with Drugs Unit Overview
History of Alcohol and Drinking around the World
Preventing Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol, Culture and Control,Westport, CT: Praeger 1995 Alcohol use by humans, probably tens of thousands of years old, has both comforted and plagued ... MOREalmost every society
In this discussion authorDavid Hanson describes the drug’s journey through time
Under the Weather at J&J
BusinessWeek,April 23, 2007 What do coronary stents, anemia, and schizophrenia have in common?
Read on tolearn how drugs and health influenceWall Street’s impact on the state of the nation’s economy
The Myth of ADHD and the Scandal of Ritalin: Helping
Students Succeed in Medicine-Free College Preparatory and Therapeutic High School
Bratter,International Journal of Reality Therapy,Fall 2007, Vol. XXVII, number 1 The John Dewey Academy is a drug and psychotropic medicine-free high school for talented but troubled teens
In this article, the authorargues against the pervasive trend of using Ritalin to medicate young people with ADHD
Smoking, Drugs, Obesity Top Health Concerns for Kids,Medical News Today,May 6, 2007 Concern about kids’ health, on the roads, at school, and even online is a given
This article discussessome of today’s biggest worriesrelative to kids and drugs
Did Prohibition Really Work?
American Journal of Public Health,February 2006 This article discusses thelegacies of Prohibitionfrom diverse historical perspectives
Is failure the correct word to associate with this complex social process?
Pass the Weed, Dad,Marni Jackson,Maclean’s,November 7, 2005 Parents smoking dope with their kids-what are they thinking?
discusses the reality of children whose parents used marijuana and the effects this has on them
Crystal Meth Boom Adds to South Africa’s Health Challenges,Clare Kapp
The Lancet,Volume 371, Issue 9608, 19 Widely publicized as the most egregious American drug scourge in South Africa, Meth, or Tik, as it is known is now being described as,"the worst thing that ever hit Cape Town.''''
Living the High Life: The Role of Drug Taking in Young People’s Lives
Drugs and Alcohol Today,August 2005 The vast majority ofyoung drug userssee drug use as a positive experience
Read this article and discover the views the authors hold regarding the social roles of drug use
Understanding How Drugs Workndash;Use, Dependency, and Addiction Unit Overview
Reducing the Risk of Addiction to Prescribed Medications
Psychiatric Times,April 15, 2007 Mistreating pain, particularly that complicated by insomnia, anxiety, and stress can lead to drug addiction
This article discusses the detailed considerations fortreating a patient’s painand reducing the risk of addiction
Alcohol and Frontal Lobe Impairment: Fascinating Findings
Addiction,Volume 103, Issue 5 How does alcoholism affect the brain’s abilityto interpret the world around it?
This article discusses new findings relative to the ways alcohol disables the brain
Neuropeptide Promotes Drug-Seeking and Craving in Rats
NIDA Notes,Volume 21, Number 4, 2007 This article discusses the scientific discovery about how one important brain chemicalacts to promote craving for reward sensations
Important new implications for treating addiction are discussed
Stress and Drug Abuse,Science World,March 12, 2007 How your mind and your body respond to stressis believed to be one of the important influences on becoming addicted to drugs
This article briefly discusses some of the latest research, and provides some advice about handling stress
The Major Drugs of Use and Abuse Unit Overview
Helping Students Stay Clean and Sober
The Chronicle of Higher Education,August 13, 2004 More colleges are creating programs forstudents who are recovering alcoholics and drug addicts
Does ‘social norm’ strategy reduce drinking at colleges?
An Update on the Effects of Marijuana and Its Potential Medical Use: Forensic Focus
Forensic Examiner,Fall 2005 While the public continues to be bombarded with information aboutthe effects and usefulness of marijuana,author Sherman Cole attempts to clarify some of the reasons fueling these debates
Prescription for Danger
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Executive Office of the President, January 2008 This government studysummarizes the severity of the problem of prescription drugabuse by young people
What are the factors that perpetuate this?
A Pipeline for Cocaine
The Washington Post National Weekly Edition,November 5–11 Major Colombian traffickers
reacting to increased pressure from U.S. funded counter-narcotics efforts, have moved smuggling operations to Venezuela where corruption and anti-American sentiments provide a profitable base for control
Other Trends in Drug Use Unit Overview
Salvia Divinorum, an Old Psychedelic Drug with New Appeal
Los Angeles Times,April 28, 2008 Anyone can buy hallucinogenic salviaonline or at a local head shop
The DEA and others want to limit its use, but scientists say making it a controlled substance would hinder research
Do you agree?
FATAL Breaths
ScholasticChoices,January 2008 Mixed with ground up sleep aids, this heroin concoction resembles crumbled up cheese and may sell on the street for as little as two dollars a snort
This article provides a heads-up about this dangerous new recipe
Studies Identify Factors Surrounding Rise in Abuse of Prescription Drugs by College Students
National Institute on Drug Abuse,March 2006 This study’s findings suggest that students enrolled in the most selective colleges have high levels of past-yearstimulant abuse
What variables are contributing to this trend?
A Nation without Drunk Driving
Law & Order,April 2007 Rather than continuing to allow bad decisions made by people with alcohol-soaked brains t
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