PBSI 336 Ex1: 1.2

What is the most used illicit drug

Marijuana

Drug use is most common in what age group

Young Adults (16-25)

What is the numerical definition of binge drinking

Greater than 5 drinks for men, and greater than 4 drinks for women

What is the numerical definition of Heavy drinking

It equates to 5 or more binge days out of the last 30 days

What does daily marijuana use look like in college students and non-college peers

It is on the rise among college students, and non-college peers

What do binge alcohol habits look like in college students and non-college peers

Binge alcohol use is far higher in college students than it is non-college peers

Vaping habits in college-age adults

Both marijuana and nicotine vaping are increasing

Drug and alcohol use in high school students

Illicit drug use has decreased in high school students (2021 - 2024)

Decreased alcohol use over the last 30 years

Smoking and Vaping in high school students

There has been a great decrease in cigarette use over the last 10 years in all grades, most likely due to media representation, the negative association with smoking, and not many people doing it

However, there has been a stark increase in vaping nicotine and THC (marketed as a safer alternative to smoking, very common, so more people do it as well).

What are some factors that shaped drug use and cultural attitudes in the U.S

1. The Alcohol Temperance Movement led to prohibition in the 1920s ~ Drug use was equated with criminal behavior

2. Increased addictive potential of drugs due to advances in chemistry and development of hypodermic syringes

3. Increased drug availability and a lack of drug control laws

   1. Heroin being seen as a non-addicting substitute for codeine to control coughs

4. Medicalization of drug addiction ~ addiction was now considered a disease

What did the Controlled substances act do?

It created 5 schedules of drugs, where

• Schedule 1 is the most dangerous and addictive