Relationship between mental illness and drug abuse

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Introduction to Administration of Justice - Study Guide Exam 1

Part 1:

Watch the following video:

Respond:

LAPD Officer working skid row in Los Angeles (City of Angels). Do you think he makes a difference in the lives of those living in these conditions and living with drug addiction and mental illness. Can one person actually make a difference? Would he do better with a more law enforcement approach than acting as social worker? What are your thoughts, how would you approach this assignment if you were working skid row?

Part 2:

1. Briefly define the following terms:

A) Addiction:

B) Tolerance:

C) Dependence:

D) Withdrawal:

2. What do you understand is the relationship between mental illness and drug abuse? Why is this relationship important?

3. Can divorce be blamed for adolescent drug use?

Why or why not? If so, to what extent? Do you have personal experience with a friend or anyone who when through this type of experience?

4. Is addiction a disease, crime, or result of a weak person? What is your opinion and why?

5. Although we will spend a chapter on Marijuana, cite several possible reasons why the potency of the average marijuana joint has increased since 1960. What was the average THC level in Marijuana in the 1960's as opposed to now?

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