PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Delayed Milestone, Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Depressant

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3171
• Professor: Guergana Roumenova Mileva;

Document Summary

Alcohol: mead - fermented honey, wine. Colonization of the new world led to increased substance abuse. 10 different classes: alcohol, caffeine, cannabis, hallucinogens. Inhalants: opiods, sedatives, hypnotics and anxiolytics, stimulants, tobacco, other or unknown substance. Can range in severity mild to severe. Impairment of control over use: social impairment, risky use, pharmacological criteria. Many people with substance abuse problems will abuse more than one drug at a time. >50% of cocaine users are dependent on alcohol. Diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of alcohol: withdrawal. 4% of all deaths wordlwide due to alcohol. Alcohol consumption is the worlds 3rd largest risk factor for diease and disability. Alcohol abuse is a causal factor for 60 types of diseases. Alcohol is particularly a risk in males: leading cause of death for males aged 15-29. In canada: alcohol use costs 14. 6$ billion, average age to starting to drink is 13.