Understanding Drug Use 1
Jan 03, 2016
Understanding Drug Use
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Drug / Psychoactive SubstanceAny substance that when taken by a
person modifies :PerceptionMoodCognitionBehaviour Motor functions
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Types of Drugs Used
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Sedative – hypnotics
Depressants
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Cocaine Tobacco
ATS Cannabis
Stimulants
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L S D Cannabis
Hallucinogens
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Classification of Drugs
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Legal (Licit):MedicineTobaccoAlcoholCaffeine/Tea
Illegal (Illicit):OpiumHeroinCocaineATSMarijuana
Modes of Drug UseDrinkingSwallowingInjectingSnortingSmoking
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Why is Injecting Route preferred?Faster action (High/rush)More economicalWhen availability is poor
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Drugs Injected
Depressants Stimulants Hallucinogens
HeroinDiazepamBuprenorphinePentazocineSpasmoproxyvo
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CocaineAmphetamine
Ketamine
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Why do People Take Drugs?
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To feel good
To have novel:
feelingssensations
experiencesAND
to share them
To feel betterTo lessen:anxietyworriesfearsdepressionhopelessness
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Why do some people become dependent (addicted) while others do not?
Vulnerability
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Biology/genes
Environment
Biology/EnvironmentInteractions
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Environmental Factors Drug relatedIndividual relatedSociety/community related
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Drug-related FactorsAvailability
Legal and policy environmentSocio-cultural norms and attitudes
Abuse liabilityReward or reinforcementNon-toxicRoute; duration of action
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Drugs: The Vicious Cycle
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Presence makes you feel good… (euphoria)
Absence makes you feel miserable… (withdrawal)
Contd…
Taking drugs…
NOT Taking drugs…
..makes onefeel good… (euphoria)
likely that one will continue..
..makes onefeel miserable… (withdrawal)
..to avoid which one will continue..
Drugs: The Vicious Cycle
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Individual Related FactorsSelf-medication theory
Co-morbid mental illnesses very commonCo-morbid symptoms more common
Personality factors‘Novelty seeking’
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Society Related FactorsFamily influencePeer influence Cultural and religious sanction &
proscriptionLegal & policy environmentThe setting
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Terminology UseMisuse/harmful useAbuse Dependence Addiction – older term, still used
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Use The ingestion of alcohol or other drugs
without experiencing any negative consequences
ExampleIf a student had drunk a beer at a party and his parents had not found out we could say he had USED alcohol
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Misuse
When a person experiences negative consequences from the use of alcohol or other drugs it is clearly misuse
Example A 40-year old man uses alcohol occasionally, his boss throws a party and the man drinks more than usual and on the way home he is arrested by the police
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Abuse/Harmful Use
Maladaptive pattern of use resulting in physical, social, legal harm
Continued use in spite of negative consequences The same 40-year old man continues drinking alcohol
after the incident
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DependenceA cluster of physiological, behavioural and
cognitive phenomena in which use of a substance or class of substances takes on a much higher priority for an individual than other behaviours
Three or more of the following criteria to be present for some time in a one-year period:
Increasing tolerance WithdrawalImpaired controlPreoccupationContinued use despite harm Craving 26
ToleranceNeed for increasing the amount of
substance consumed to achieve intoxication or the desired effect
Markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of substanceExample A person ‘X’ started with one line of heroin smoking to get intoxicated; with time, he had to increase the dose to 1 pudiya per day to get the same amount of intoxication
A person ‘Y’ started with 1 peg of whisky and got high; with continued use, has to now consume 3 pegs of whisky to get the same high
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WithdrawalSet of symptoms experienced on
stopping or reducing the amount of the substance after prolonged use
Every class of substance (e.g. alcohol, opioids, etc.) has its own unique set of withdrawal symptoms
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Early symptoms Anxiety Restlessness Yawning Nausea Sweating Runny nose Watery eyes Dilated pupils Abdominal
cramps
Delayed symptoms Restlessness Diarrhoea Vomiting Goose bumps Muscular spasm,
pain Chills Increased heart rate,
B.P. Increased
temperature
Opioid Withdrawal
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Impaired control of behaviour associated with substance use in terms of its starting the use of the substance, stopping the use of the substance, or controlling the level of use
ExampleA person ‘X’ had thought that he would consume only 1 peg of alcohol on a given day, but he is not able to stop after 1 peg; continues to take more than 1 peg: loss of controlA person ‘Y’ planned to stop his drug use, but is unable to do so: loss of control
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Impaired Control
PreoccupationPreoccupation with the use of substance manifested as:
Great amount of time spent in using the substance/procuring the substance/recovering from the effect of the substance
Other activities which were pleasurable are given up as a result of the substance use
Other interests/hobbies given up due to indulgence in substance use
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Continuing use of the particular substance despite harmful consequences of the substance on the individual
Strong desire to use the substance: CravingCraving can be spontaneous or in reaction to
certain stimulus (e.g. place where the individual takes drugs, drug using friends, shop where the individual purchases drugs/alcohol, etc.). The craving in reaction to stimulus is called as ‘cue induced’ craving 32
Continued Use & Craving
Drug Dependence is :• a chronic relapsing disorder• a brain disorder, in which biological, psychological and social factors operate
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Drugs and HIV risksDue to :
Drug effects:• Lowering of risk perception• Mood changes- risk taking increases• High risk behaviour – sharing of N/S• Cognition impaired – may not remember
to take precautions• Motor functions – may not be able to take
the precautions Mode of use :
• If injected: chances of sharing N/S and paraphernalia
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Thank You
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