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Removing the "magic" from drugs.

D Samarasinghe1

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

World Health Forum
|January 1, 1992
PubMed
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Young people in Sri Lanka are changing their beliefs about alcohol and drug effects through training. This suggests drug experiences are influenced more by perception than chemical action.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Widely held beliefs about alcohol and drug effects influence behavior.
  • Subjective experiences attributed to drugs may not solely stem from chemical properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if challenging common beliefs about drug effects can alter subjective experiences and behaviors.
  • To explore the role of belief systems in shaping responses to alcohol and other drugs.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of targeted training courses for young people in Sri Lanka.
  • Focus on undermining and reframing widely held beliefs regarding the effects of alcohol and drugs.

Main Results:

  • Participants demonstrated a change in the subjective influence of alcohol and drugs.

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  • Observed alterations in behaviors allegedly induced by substance use.
  • Emerging evidence supports the view that perceived pleasurable drug experiences are not solely determined by chemical action.

    • Conclusions:

    • Cognitive and belief-based interventions can modify the perceived effects of psychoactive substances.
    • The subjective experience of drug use is significantly shaped by social and psychological factors, not just pharmacology.
    • This approach offers a novel strategy for substance use prevention and harm reduction programs.