PSYC 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Central Nervous System Depression, Oxazepam, Alprazolam

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3403
• Professor: John Weekes

Document Summary

Student drug use in ontario: ontario student drug use and health survey 2009. 573 classes: past year use males vs females. Alcohol was the highest 58. 2% - higher in males than females. Other substances included binge drinking, cannabis, opioid pain relievers, solvents (glues and other highly pungent substances neurotoxic), mdma (ecstasy), cocaine, oxycontin, crystal meth and heroin: subgroup differences (male vs females) Males: more likely to use alcohol, cannabis, cigarettes, hallucinogens (other than lsd and pcp), methamphetamine and heroin. Females: more likely to use opioid pain relievers, solvents, stimulants, tranquilizers, sedatives and any prescription drug (that are psychoactive can get high off of: past year use by grade. Alcohol was highest for all grades (see chart slide 6) Next was binge drinking increased as grades increased, cannabis, cigarettes, hallucinogens and mdma (both 0 for grade 7: ten-year changes (1999 -2009) Overall see dropping trends over the last 10 years for all drugs classified in the table.