CRM 3314 Lecture 2: CRM3314 Lecture 2: Better Living Through Chemistry: Part 1
14 Oct 2015
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Lecture 2- better living through chemistry: part 1 the effects of illegal ones have been overstated. Overview- what we know: yes psychoactive substances can have real effects of people. Non use ---> situational use ---> managed use ---> problematic use/addiction ---> complex addiction (less than 10% of the drug using population) Drug use: peoples relationships with drugs will vary according to: set & setting. People learn what the effects are and understand them as pleasurable. The one you are located in and the larger environment: social sanctions and rituals also shape drug use. These processes allow people to control their consumption and mitigate harm o that they might have. Social sanctions that control peoples drug use may be informal: ex. We want to move away from thinking that drugs enslave passive people. People make choices around drugs o among friends or parents values o o o. Rituals also control peoples use of psychoactive substances:
