Psychology 2020A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Naloxone, Cytochrome P450, Drug Culture

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2020A/B
• Professor: Riley Hinson

Document Summary

A drug is a chemical compound that may produce psychological, behavioral, and physiological effects: psychoactive effects: refer to alterations in cognitive, behavioral, and motor processes (ex. Steroids are used primarily for their physiological effects and not for any particular psychoactive effects such as, indirect psychological effects of self-esteem. Drugs have four names: chemical name describes the type of molecule and the location of chemical groups on the molecule (ex. 1, 3, 7 trimethylxantine is the chemical name for caffeine: knowing the chemical names of drugs sometimes helps in understanding how different drugs are related (ex. Prozac (fluoxetine): a drug may have several trade names, many recreational drugs have been created by drug companies (ex. Lsd: street names these names are often derivatives of trade names or refer to some physical aspect of the drug or some purported effect. Certain drugs can have brief effects or longer effects depending on the desired outcome (ex.