HLTHAGE 2L03 Weeks 6-11

What is the War on Drugs (WoD)?

A racially biased system that criminalizes urban minorities while protecting white middle-class youth, serving as a form of social control akin to the 'New Jim Crow.'

Who did Nixon target with the declaration of the War on Drugs?

Anti-war protestors and Black Americans.

What is the significance of 'phantasmal commodities' in the context of drugs?

They are substances constructed legally and socially as 'drugs' with symbolic power, rather than defined by pharmacology.

What is 'limpieza' in relation to drug prohibition?

Purifying violence enacted through drug prohibition, which enforces social hierarchies.

How has the U.S. model of the War on Drugs been exported globally?

Through international law and neoliberal policies, exacerbating violence and poverty in countries like Colombia and Mexico.

What two components should addiction be understood as?

A hybrid concept that includes both biological and social explanations.

What are 'civilizing technologies'?

Therapeutic interventions used to produce 'better citizens' by addressing behavioral compulsions.

What major anxiety influenced the expansion of the addiction concept to include behavioral compulsions?

Societal anxieties regarding various compulsive behaviors such as gambling and sex.

What is 'limbic capitalism'?

A business model targeting the brain's reward systems for commercial profit, exploiting universal susceptibility to addiction.

Why is regulatory intervention needed in industries that promote addiction?

To protect public health from the harmful effects of addiction-driven business models.

How do liberal governments handle the discourse surrounding pleasure?

They suppress or transform it when actions are deemed problematic to maintain social order.

What is 'felicity calculus'?

A concept where rational people weigh pleasure against pain in their decision-making.

What real values do drugs provide to society?

Pain relief, stress relief, self-management, social connectivity, and personal enhancement.

Why is understanding the benefits of drug use essential in addressing addiction?

Ignoring these benefits leads to stigma, harsh policies, and mistreatment of users.

What role does caffeine play in modern culture?

Boosts alertness and productivity, fulfilling societal expectations for hard work.

How do social media companies exploit user addiction?

By designing addictive platform features that increase engagement and profitability.

What is a potential consequence of internet addiction?

Increased levels of anxiety, depression, and potential harm to social relationships.

What concept blurs the line between treating illness and pursuing enhancement in drug use?

The idea that people use drugs to improve personal achievement and fulfill societal expectations.

What does the term 'pathological learning' refer to in addiction?

The process by which the brain develops a reflex towards pleasurable rewards, allowing for varying degrees of susceptibility to addiction.

Which demographic group does the War on Drugs implicitly protect while criminalizing urban minorities?

White middle-class youth.

What two countries are specifically mentioned as being heavily impacted by the global export of the U.S. War on Drugs model?

Colombia and Mexico.

What inherent human trait does 'limbic capitalism' exploit for commercial profit?

Universal susceptibility to addiction.

What is a key characteristic of the War on Drugs' impact on urban minorities?

It criminalizes them.

What specific function does the War on Drugs serve as, according to the text?

A form of social control.

How are anti-war protestors and Black Americans portrayed by the declaration of the War on Drugs?

As targets of criminalization.

What concept emphasizes that 'drugs' are defined by societal perception rather than just their chemical properties?

Phantasmal commodities.

What social effect does 'limpieza' aim to achieve through drug prohibition?

The enforcement of social hierarchies.

Mention one way the U.S. War on Drugs model has been propagated internationally.

Through international law.

What consequence does the global export of the U.S. War on Drugs model have in countries like Colombia and Mexico?

It exacerbates violence and poverty.

What does viewing addiction as a 'hybrid concept' imply?

It requires understanding both biological and social explanations.

What is the underlying purpose of 'civilizing technologies' in intervention?

To produce 'better citizens'.

List two behavioral compulsions that expanded the concept of addiction due to societal anxieties.

Gambling and sex.

What part of the brain does 'limbic capitalism' specifically target?

The brain's reward systems.

Who benefits from the business model of 'limbic capitalism'?

Commercial entities that exploit universal susceptibility to addiction.

What is the main objective of regulatory intervention in addiction-promoting industries?

To protect public health.

How do liberal governments maintain social order when actions are deemed problematic, especially concerning pleasure?

By suppressing or transforming the discourse surrounding pleasure.

According to 'felicity calculus,' what two elements do rational individuals weigh in their decision-making?

Pleasure against pain.

Besides pain relief and stress relief, give another real value drugs can provide to society.

Self-management, social connectivity, or personal enhancement.

What is the result of ignoring the benefits of drug use when addressing addiction?

Stigma, harsh policies, and mistreatment of users.

How does caffeine generally impact an individual's state?

It boosts alertness and productivity.

What strategy do social media companies use to keep users engaged and increase profitability?

Designing addictive platform features.

What process in addiction involves the brain developing a reflex towards pleasurable rewards with varying degrees of susceptibility?

Pathological learning.