NROSCI 0081 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Psychoactive Drug, Substance Abuse, Organic Chemistry
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Behavior: actions or reactions of an organism in response to an external or internal stimuli. Instrumental use: specific purpose other than getting high (pleasurable effect) Drug abuse: behavior resulting in form of physical, mental, or social impairment. Drug terminology: chemical name: description of molecule according to specific rules of organic chemistry, generic name: legal or official, non proprietary name, brand name: name given by manufacturer, street name: illicit use. Psychoactive drugs: drugs that affect behavior by altering the function of the cns: recreational and psychotherapeutic, principles. Every drug has a diverse specific and non-specific effects. Specific: due to molecular interactions with target sites. Magnitude, quality and diversity of drugs effects depend on the exposure (amount and route) Amphetamine can be therapeutic if by pill or recreational if by shot. Effects of any psychoactive drug depend on the genetics and life history mood and exposure (smokers smoke more when drinking)
