HLTH 353 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gateway Drug Theory, Psychoactive Drug, Designer Drug
1 Oct 2018
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Drugs & society - hlth 353 - exam 1 review. Chapter 1 - intro to drugs & society. Drug users are found in all occupations/professions/groups. No one is immune to drug use can lead to drug dependence. Four principles factors that affect why we use drugs. Pharmacological factors = how the drug affects the body. Social factors = specific reasons a drug is taken (peer pressure, membership in drug-abusing. Contextual factors = physical surroundings (rock concerts, nightclubs, fraternities/sorority subcultures, etc) parties, post-game festivities) Drug = any substance that modifies (by enhancing, inhibiting, or distorting) mind and/or body. Psychoactive drug = drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and/or alter consciousness and /or perceptions. Structural analogs = drugs that result from altered chemical structures of current illicit drugs. Types of commonly used drugs that are believed to lead to using other more powerful mind-altering and addictive drugs, such as hallucinogens, cocaine, crack and heroin.
