The Pharmacology of Drugs: An example of cocaine using mothers vs. non-cocaine using mothers

- Cocaine using mothers are almost invariably tobacco smokers and alcohol users as well.

- The illness of children of such mothers is from alcohol and tobacco use

- How does one separate the distinct impact of cocaine on the fetus?

- Upper class women who smoke during pregnancy do not receive the attention of the police like cocaine using mother do.

- Alexander, Hadaway, & Coambs (1988) decided to compare opiate consumption of rats in different environments. They found that rats in a free environment resisted the narcotic, while caged rats ate plenty of it. When the addicted rats were set out in a free environment, they again consumed the narc

- The U.S. Federal Narcotics Laws were originally revenue matters

- Once an Addict, Always an Addict myth: studies show that drug use can be quit & once this happens, the person is not necessarily going to crave the drug they quit.

- Free Drugs (Booze, Tobacco, etc.) increases consumption, people who pay for drugs might consume less, then why doesn't Air Canada give out free marijuana instead of booze?

- Responses to Drugs: England, medically O.K., US: Law-Enforcement (NO Drugs), & Canada: Somewhere in between.

- Harry Anslinger founded and directed the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. He believed that drug addicts were bad people, clearly criminal, & should be prosecuted.

- Bourgois, Lettiere, & Quesada (1997) did a study on homeless heroin addicts living in San Francisco. The study found that when the warned of t

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