HE101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Weight Loss, Thalamus, Central Nervous System Depression
Document Summary
Bill c-8, the controlled drugs and substances act was passed in 1997. Age, genetics, sex, culture, education, personality play a role in the choice for drugs: people have drug offenses. Common ones include: marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, psychedelics, steroids, inhalants. Canadian alcohol & drug survey replaced the canadian addiction survey in 2011: women report lower use than men, highest % of drug users bc, nova scotia, alberta. Marijuana use: > 15 y 9. 1%, 15 25 y 21. 6% Other drugs: 15 25 y 4. 8%, > 25 y 1. 1% Types of drugs: cocaine cns stimulant. Crystal white alkaloid powder derived from the leaves of the south american coca shrub: snorted, injected, smoked. Effects: within minutes, rush of euphoria causes user to feel energetic, alert, & excited, affects mood, judgement, coordination and vision, user report sensitivity to light, auditory and olfactory hallucinations. Sigmund freud praised the powerful stimulant as the treatment for a variety of illnesses: depression, alcohol, & opioid addiction.
