PSYC 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate, Nicotine, Insecticide
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Those with adhd are on the far left of the dopamine scale, low base arousal. At low doses they work as study aids (dose dependent though) Those who actually need it, feel pressure to sell their meds. Common drugs that are nootropics: amphetamine, methylphenidate (short half life), modafinil, caffeine, nicotine. No support for other putative nootropics: racetams, ginseng, ginkgo, biloba, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins. From plant family of nightshades which produces nicotine molecule. Causes negative subjective effect for creature who is eating the leaves, noxious. Used as an insecticide to discourage insects from eating other plants. Neonicotinoids: more potent than nicotine, less effects on humans but good insecticide. Products: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco, vapes, juul. Tobacco use is going down overall, but up in middle east and north america. Teratogen effects: drugs that give negative effects to gestational development, early labour, cleft palate. 2nd - being around people who smoke.
