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C ATC H Y TITLE : WH AT AM I D O ING IN TH IS P AP E R ? S TU D E NT NAME J o n a t h a n Va r h o la S O C 2 0 0 0 -XX D ATE O F S U B MIS S IO N 1 I. In t r o d u c t io n a. S o c io lo gic a l Im a gin a t io n i. Co r r e la t io n b e t w e e n p e r s o n a l e x p e r ie n c e s o f d r u g u s e r s a n d h e a lt h e ffe c t o u t c o m e s p a r t ia lly s h a p e d b y s o c ie t y ii. Im p o r t a n t t o u n d e r s t a n d u n d e r lyin g r e la t io n s h ip s b e t w e e n a ll k e y a c t o r s b. P s yc h o t r o p ic d r u gs ill e ffe c t s a r e a s o c ia l p r o b le m i. S o c ie t y a t la r ge a ffe c t e d in c lu d in g m a n y d iffe r e n t a ge gr o u p s , b a c k gr o u n d s a n d h is t o r ie s o f p e o p le ii. Q u a lit y o f life d e fla t io n a n d u n s a t is fa c t o r y h e a lt h e ffe c t o u t c o m e s o u t w e igh b e n e fit s fr o m t r e a t m e n t s t h a t r e q u ir e p s yc h o t r o p ic d r u g u s e iii. Me d ic a l in d u s t r y r e gu la t e d a t a s o c ie t a l o r m a c r o le ve l c. P s yc h o t r o p ic d r u g u s e e ffe c t s o n h e a lt h i. Q u a lit y o f life 1. G e n e r a l h e a lt h p r o b le m s (F le is c h h a c k e r e t a l. , 2 0 1 1 ) . ii. S id e e ffe c t s a ffe c t in g a ll a ge s (C h e u n g, Le vit t & S za la i, 2 0 0 3 ) . 1. Ad o le s c e n t s (G r e k in , O b e r le it n e r , Tzilo s & Zu m b e r g, 2011) . 2. E ld e r ly (Alla e t a l. , 2 0 0 4 ) . iii. S u ic id e a t t e m p t s 1. S u ic id a l t h o u gh t s a n d a c t s (C o u gn a r d , G r o lle a u , Mo lim a r d , To u r n ie r & Ve r d o u x , 2 0 0 9 ) . d. Th e s is S t a t e m e n t i. In t h is p a p e r , I w ill b e s t u d yin g t h e im p a c t o f p s yc h o t r o p ic d r u g u s e o n u s e r q u a lit y o f life . II. Lit e r a t u r e R e vie w a. P o o r h e a lt h b e h a vio r (F le is c h h a c k e r e t a l. , 2 0 1 1 ) i. WH O Q O L -B R E F r e d u c e d q u a lit y o f life in p s yc h o t r o p ic d r u g u s e r s ii. S m o k e c iga r e t t e s m o r e c o m m o n ly, r e d u c e d p h ys ic a l a c t ivit y a n d h igh e r b o d y m a s s in d e x ; c o m p a r e d t o n o n -u s e r s b. D e p e n d e n c y (Alla e t a l. , 2 0 0 4 ) i. No n c o n s u m e r s h a ve b e s t q u a lit y o f life ii. O c c a s io n a l c o n s u m e r s lim it e d in s o c ie t a l r o le s a n d e x p e r ie n c e w o r s e m e n t a l h e a lt h iii. C o n t in u o u s c o n s u m e r s h a ve w o r s e s o c ia l fu n c t io n in g a b ilit y a n d a r e d e p e n d e n t o n d r u gs c. S id e E ffe c t s (C h e u n g e t a l. , 2003) i. H e a lt h y a d o le s c e n t s c o n c e r n e d w it h m e d ic a l r e a s o n s o f s id e e ffe c t s ii. Ad o le s c e n t s w it h d e p r e s s io n c o n c e r n e d w it h r e s u lt in g fu n c t io n a l im p a ir m e n t s o f s id e e ffe c t s d. C o lle ge u s e (G r e k in e t a l. , 2 0 1 1 ) i. P s yc h o t r o p ic d r u g m ix in g w it h a lc o h o l o n c o lle ge c a m p u s e s ii. S t u d e n t s m is u s in g d r u gs in q u a n t it y 2 iii. Lo w r a t e o f s u ic id a l b e h a vio r q u e s t io n in g b y p h ys ic ia n s e. In t e n t io n a l d r u g o ve r d o s e i. Pr e s c r ib e d d r u gs u s e d in in t e n t io n a l d r u g o ve r d o s e ii. S u b je c t s in ge s t in g n o n p r e s c r ib e d d r u gs in ID O h a d o t h e r p r e s c r ib e d p s yc h o t r o p ic d r u gs iii. H yp n o t ic a n d r e la t e d d r u gs m o s t fr e q u e n t ly in ge s t e d III. D a t a a n d Me t h o d s a. S u r ve y c o lle c t io n in Au s t r ia , (F le is c h h a c k e r e t a l. , 2 0 1 1 ) i. s a m p le s ize =n =8 7 ii. s m a ll s a m p le s ize m a k e s q u a n t it a t ive ge n e r a liza t io n s d iffic u lt iii. w e a k n e s s o f s u r ve y m e t h o d : s e lf -r e p o r t e d d a t a m a y b e u n r e lia b le iv. G e n e r a l s a t is fa c t io n w it h life a n d w e ll -b e in g d e c r e a s e d b. No n -p a r t ic ip a n t o b s e r va t io n a l s t u d y in F r a n c e (Alla e t a l. , 2 0 0 4 ) i. s a m p le s ize ii. s a m p le s ize c r it iq u e iii. k e y fin d in g(s ) c. Q-s o r t m e t h o d o lo gy u s e d in C a n a d a (C h e u n g e t a l. , 2 0 0 3 ) i. s a m p le s ize ii. s a m p le s i ze c r it iq u e iii. k e y fin d in g(s ) d. In t e r vie w s c o n d u c t e d in t h e U S A (G r e k in e t a l. , 2 0 1 1 ) i. s a m p le s ize ii. s a m p le s ize c r it iq u e iii. k e y fin d in g(s ) e. Q u a n t it a t ive r es e a r c h a n d s t a t is t ic a l a n a lys is p e r fo r m e d in F r a n c e (C o u gn a r d e t a l. , 2 0 0 9 ) i. s a m p le s ize ii. s a m p le s ize c r it iq u e iii. k e y fin d in g(s ) IV. Th e o r y a. S o c ia l C o n flic t Th e o r y i. P h ys ic ia n s h a ve m o r e k n o w le d ge o f d r u gs t h a n d o p a t ie n t s ii. P a t ie n t s m a y b e lie ve p h ys ic ia n s a r e p e r fo r m in g w e ll in t h e ir d u t y b u t u n e x p e c t e d s id e e ffe c t s m a y t r u ly b e a s ign o f n e glige n c e iii. P h ys ic ia n s p o t e n t ia lly e x p lo it in g p a t ie n t s s im p ly t o m a k e m o n e y b. F u n c t io n a lis m i. P h ys ic ia n s a r e e x p e c t e d t o b e m e d ic a l a u t h o r it ie s ii. P a t ie n t s a r e e x p e c t e d t o b e a b le t o r e ly o n p h ys ic ia n s fo r a c c u r a t e a n d fu n c t io n a l in fo r m a t io n a b o u t d r u g u s e a n d s a fe t y c. S ym b o lic In t e r a c t io n is m i. F e e lin gs a b o u t d r u gs a n d d r u g u s e va r y b e t w e e n c u lt u r e s , s u b c u lt u r e s a n d gr o u p s 3 ii. Lev e ls o f k n o w le d ge r e ga r d in g d r u gs a n d d r u g u s e d e p e n d o n p r e vio u s in t e r a c t io n s e x p e r ie n c e d b y a give n a c t o r V. C o n c lu s io n a. In t h is p a p e r , I h a ve s t u d ie d t h e im p a c t o f p s yc h o t r o p ic d r u g u s e o n u s e r q u a lit y o f life . b. F u t u r e r e s e a r c h o n p s yc h o t r o p ic d r u g u s e , a lo n g w it h its im p a c t o n u s e r q u a lit y o f life , is n e e d e d , b a s e d o n m y k e y fin d in g t h a t _______________. c. F u t u r e r e s e a r c h e r s m a y c o n s id e r u s in g a ________ m e t h o d o lo gic a l a p p r o a c h , b e c a u s e _____________. d. In d ivid u a ls n e e d b e t t e r e d u c a t io n o n d r u gs b e fo r e ge t t in g p r e s c r ib e d t h e s e m e d ic a t io n s , t h e r e fo r e s o c ia l a n d / o r le ga l p o lic y s h o u ld b e c h a n ge d in t h e fo llo w in g w a y: ______________. 4 R e fe r e n c e s Alla , F . , B a u m a n n , M. , B o n n e t a in , F . , B r ia n c o n , S . (2 0 0 4 ). Q u a lit y o f life a n d a t t it u d e s t o w a r d s p s yc h o t r o p ic s a n d d e p e n d e n c y: c o n s u m e r s vs . n o n - c o n s u m e r s a ge d 5 0 a n d o ve r . J ou rn a l of C lin ica l Ph a rm a cy & Th e ra p e u t ics , 29 (5 ), 4 0 5 -4 1 5 . C h e u n g, Am y H . , Le vit t , An t h o n y J . , S za la i, J o h n P . (2 0 0 3 ). Im p a c t o f An t id e p r es s a n t S id e E ffe c t s o n Ad o le s c e n t Q u a lit y o f Life . C a n a d ia n J ou rn a l of Ps y ch ia t ry , 4 8 (1 1 ), 727 -733. C o u gn a r d , A. , G r o lle a u , A. , Mo lim a r d , M. , To u r n ie r , M. , Ve r d o u x , H . (2 0 0 9 ). F a c t o r s a s s o c ia t e d w it h c h o ic e o f p s yc h o t r o p ic d r u gs u s e d fo r in t e n t io n a l d r u g o ve r d o s e . E u rop e a n A rch iv e s of Ps y ch ia t ry a n d C lin ica l N e u ros cie n ce , 259 (2 ), 8 6 -9 1 . F le is c h h a c k e r , Wo lfga n g W. , Ko p p , Ma r t in , Ku m n ig, Ma r t in . , R u e d l, G e r h a r d . , R u m p o ld , G e r h a r d . , S t u r z, Kr is t in a . (2 0 1 1 ). P o o r h e a lt h b e h a vio u r a n d re d u c e d q u a lit y o f life o f Pe o p le t r e a t e d w it h p s yc h o t r o p ic d r u gs . H u m a n Ps y ch op h a rm a colog y : C lin ica l & E x p e rim e n t a l, 26 (2 ), 1 6 1 -167. G r e k in , E m ily R . , O b e r le it n e r , Lin d s a y M. S . , Tzilo s , G o lfo K . , Zu m b e r g, Ka t h r yn , M. (2 0 1 1 ). P s yc h o t r o p ic D r u g U s e a m o n g C o lle ge S t u d e n t s : P a t t e r n s o f U s e , Mis u s e , a n d Me d ic a l Mo n it o r in g. J ou rn a l of A m e rica n C olle g e H e a lt h , 5 9 (7 ), 6 5 8 -661.