Lecture 7 - Substance-Related Disorders

Prevalence of Substance-Related Disorders

Context: Drug Use is Universal

• Purposes: Pleasure, Alertness; Tension
• Licit vs. Illicit Drugs

• Quantitative approach
• Relationship approach

Diagnoses:

• Substance Abuse
• Substance Dependence (=Addiction)

• Depressants (e.g. alcohol, opioids, sedative-hypnotics)
• Stimulants (e.g. cocaine, amphetamines, nicotine)
• Hallucinogens (e.g. LSD, mescaline, ecstasy)

Causes of SubstanceRelated Disorders

• Properties of Drugs
• Properties of Drug Abusers
• Relationship between Drug Use, Drug Abuse, and Psychological Adjustment (Shedler and Block study)

Treatment Issues