PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor, Caffeine, Diazepam
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Today will talk about pharmacology also how they react with receptors and taken at up synapse. Will look at people who take medication for fun more than those given drugs. In hospitals, most beds are taken up by alcoholics addiction is a large problem in our society and also involved in many violent crimes. Today: general overview of how drugs work, and then will talk about stimulants. Over the counter drugs (don"t need prescription this varies by country (ie. codine is over the counter in canada but requires prescription in america) and varies of time (over time, more and more regulation on cigarettes)) Social drugs (nicotine, caffeine, alcohol not prescribed, and not purchased in drug store). Drugs not produced commercially (ie. marijuana) or is produced commercially but not for psychoactive effect (ie. airplane glue produce commercially but not usually support to put in a bag and snort it). Tolerance: most drugs if taken repeatedly, result in decreasing behavioral effect.
