Exam 10: Issues of Substance Use and Related Crime in Adolescence

Thoma et al. (2010) found that heavy alcohol and marijuana use in adolescents leads to reduced attention and executive functions, as well as memory detriments.

What is simultaneous poly-substance use?

What is considered to be the most effective type of school-based substance abuse prevention strategy?

Summarize Goldstein's (1985) tripartite drug-crime model used to explain the link between substance abuse and crime?

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) is a well-known effective substance abuse prevention program.

Intravenous injection of drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine can greatly increase risk of contracting illnesses such as obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes.

In Canada, the maximum penalty for drug offences like trafficking and production is ________.

How is drug and alcohol impairment linked to the criminal victimization of youth?

The concept of Harm Reduction first gained traction in the 1980s.

________ saw increased use among Canadian youth between 2004 and 2009.

________ has been shown to be an effective school-based initiative for substance abuse prevention.

Why do youth use drugs and alcohol?

What role does perceived enjoyment play in the onset of youth drug and alcohol use?

________ causes the most deaths in Canada in an average year.

According to the most recent Canadian Tobacco Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CTADS), ________ use is most common amongst youth between the ages of 15 and 19.

Why, despite the low rates of substance dependence in Canada, is addiction nonetheless a serious concern?

According to the text, ________ of grade 6-12 students reported to have never tried smoking.

Discuss what is meant by harm reduction and relate it to the opioid crisis.

According to the text, adolescents are motivated to continue to use substances ________.

Even though often the intention of consuming drugs and alcohol is to have fun, youth still run the risk of engaging in behaviours that can have immediate and long-term negative repercussions.