CHEM 1004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homeopathy, Teratology, Mescaline

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 1004
• Professor: Gerald Buchanan

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Though capillary bed" network of tiny blood vessels in the lung, stomach, walls of small intestines, ect (50,000 miles in each of us: what are adipose? fatty tissue, where are. Eye intraocular fluid found: where are synovial. In joints flud found: what is a drug, what are the criteria for an addition, 3 types of drugs producing withdrawal syndrome, depressants, opiates, stimulants, prescription drugs can be used to: Any absorbed substance that changes or enhances any physical or psychological function in the body. Of course, in reality, the word drug has different meanings, depending on the situation-ie street drugs dope vs medicinal drugs. Physiological changes for normal existence - like diabetes need insulin. Tolerance, thus need more: depressants : alcohol, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, opiates: heroin, morphine, methadone, stimulants: cocaine, amphetamines,caffeine alcohol, benzodiazepines, barbiturates heroin, morphine, methadone cocaine, amphetamines,caffeine. Inhibit normal body processes ( oral contraceptives, anesthetics)