1. Chapter Four
Alcohol and Other Drugs

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Learning Objectives
Learn the types and effects of alcohol and various other drugs.
Identify the patterns of use in the United States.
Explain the personal, interpersonal, and societal consequences of the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
Understand the varied social structural factors that facilitate and help perpetuate the problem.
Show the kinds of attitudes and ideologies that underlie America’s problem of alcohol and other drugs.

3. Focus Questions What kinds of drugs present a problem in America?
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Focus Questions
What kinds of drugs present a problem in America?
What is the difference between abuse and addiction?
How widespread is the drug problem?
What are the consequences of abuse and addiction?
Why do people get hooked?

4. Figure 4.1 Controlled Substances: Uses and Effects
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration. Drugs of Abuse (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. n.d.)

5. Figure 4.1 Continued 4-3 continued
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration. Drugs of Abuse (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. n.d.)

6. Table 4.1 Use of Selected Drugs (percent who used in last 30 days)
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Table 4.1 Use of Selected Drugs (percent who used in last 30 days)
Source: Maguire and Pastore 1999:

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Table 4.2 Motivation for Drug Abuse by Age, Race, and Sex of Abuser and Selected Drugs (percent of mentions)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Abuse Warning Network, Phase II Report, July 1973-March 1974 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office), p. 289.