Self Medication
What 2 mental illnesses are the leading cause for turning to self-medication
Depression, Anxiety
What semi-illegal drug has become somewhat normalized by the youth?
Marijuana
As the drug trade grows, what happens to it?
It gets more complex and adapts to make more profit
What laced drug does Nathan overdose on after trying for the first time?
Heroin
What kind of drugs did Ben Short Bear have planted in Nathan's locker?
Pills/Oxycodone
What effect does heroin provide?
calming and dampening effects
What 2 categories do experts separate the use of illegal drugs into?
Soft-drug culture, Hard-drug culture
What branch of government deals with getting rid of drugs?
Drug enforcement agency (DEA)
Who does Nathan get kidnapped by after finding out he's a snitch?
Rick Crow's gang/Loco
What kind of drug business does Rick Crow run?
Socially bonded business
Why do young people turn to self-medication?
To escape growing up and taking adult roles.
What term, involving multiple people, is the leading cause for the normalization of soft drugs?
Peer pressure
What are the 3 categories of selling drugs?
Street level, indoor, delivery
Who convinces Nathan to try Heroin?
A group of men behind his school football field
what category of selling drugs does Rick's gang use?
Street level
What effect do amphetamines provide?
stimulated actions
What kind of drugs became popular along with the dance/rave craze?
Psychedelic drugs
What are the 3 types of drug businesses?
What reason does Nathan give for why he tried Heroin?
Peer pressure from the people who sold it to him
What type of drug business does Ben Short Bear run?
Corporate-style business
defense against negative thoughts
What is the theory that young people have turned to drugs for no reason other than for their own enjoyment?
The normalization thesis
How has the quantity of drugs being purchased evolved?
Now, more drugs are bought per person in one sitting than before
What drug does Nathan constantly use, which Virgil is aware of?
Marijuana
Where does Nathan buy heroin from the first time?