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Drugs and Society
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
03/04/2008

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Stanley Cohen
Definition
Sociologist that coined the phrase "moral panic"
Term
1970 Federal Law that regulated drugs
Definition
Breaks drugs into schedules
Schedule 1 - no medical use highly dangerous and addictive
Schedule 2 - Some accepted medical use highly dangerous and addictive
Term
Moral Panic - 4 elements
Definition
1. demon drug
2. "undesirable group"
3. Moral entrepreneurs
4. Social Control Policies
Term
Tom Seibel
Definition
Montana Meth project
We are currently in a meth scare
Term
Does THC look like Anandaminde?
Definition
NO, it must fold in some way.
Acts on the cannibinoid receptors we already have
Term
Marijuana gateway hypothesis-
Is it a gateway drug?
What is it?
Definition
No, it is a terminus or boundary point
Term
Harry Anslinger
Definition
conspiracy theory states that he was involved with the dupont factory which is why hemp is illegal
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William Randoff Hurst
Definition
Created sensational claims about the drugs and put them in the newspapers he owned
Term
Ephedra who was it used by the most?
Definition
used by housewives for depression and curbs hunger
Term
Cocaine
Where was it produced?
Where was it first used?
Definition
South America
Vin Mariana - combination of wine and coke
Used in all sorts of drugs and curealls
Term
1914 Harrison Tax Act
Definition
first federal drug law that controls sales and uses of drugs
Term
Freebase
When is it first introduced?
Definition
1976
Term
Medellin Cartel
Definition
Pablo Escobar - used to be the 10 wealthiest person in the world
killed in 1992
Term
Project prevention
Definition
pay people 300$ to submit to BC or permanent sterilization
it is a Eugenics program made to control certain populations
Term
Amphetamines
Effects
Work on what part of the nervous system?
Definition
Euphoria, confidence, focus
Sympathetic nervous system - fight or flight response
Term
How do amphetamines work in the nervous system?
Definition
They tell the receptors to release more ...
Term
How does cocaine work in the nervous system?
Definition
It blocks the transmitters from getting in-- increase in neurotransmitter activity
Term
Long term effects of cocaine?
Definition
impaired judgement
stimulant psychosis
cardioascular stress
Term
Which drug was called the "drug of mercy"
Definition
Opium
Term
Opium Wars 1840
Who was it between?
What percent of the males where addicted?
Definition
Between England and China - the english take over China twice because of the Opium trade
50%
Term
What is the French Connection
How does it stop?
What was the time period?
Definition
90% of all the heroin imported to US Came this way
Went from Turkey - France - US
US puts pressure on Turkey to Make them stop growing it
1960s
Term
What is hillbilly heroin?
And what is it synthesized from?
Definition
Oxycontin (oxycodone)
Thebaine
Term
Albert Hoffman
Definition
Created LSD
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