PSYC 320 Alcohol and Drugs DISCUSSION

Due Date for Module II Discussion Forum 1/19/2024 before 11:59 pm.

https://youtu.be/Rz2bc9eIeqE

Watch and make notes from the Video (The Impact of Drugs and Alcohol On Your Health)

Provide a detailed response to EACH of the discussion forum questions. Each response should be no less than 40 words. Responses less than 40 words will not receive full credit.

Please feel free to use the internet or other outside references to support your response to each of the discussion.

Discussion Questions:

Discuss Drug Use as a Social Problem

Discuss the current Drug Policy in the U.S.

Distinguish between the federal government's regulatory approach before the early 1900s and the present time.

Distinguish between acute and chronic toxicity and between physiological and behavioral toxicity.

Explain why the risks of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis are higher among injection drug users

Define tolerance, physical dependence, and behavioral dependence.

Differentiate between substance abuse and substance dependence using diagnostic criteria

Describe ways that drug use might cause an increase in crime.