PSYC62H3 Lecture Notes - Pharmacokinetics, Tetrahydrocannabinol, Controlled Substances Act
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Drugs with almost identical molecular structures may induce different effects, while other drugs whose molecular structures are different may induce almost identical effects. Some drugs at one effect at one dose & a different effect at another. Drug may have multiple psychological effects in a certain dose range. Some effects may be desirable to one person & undesirable to another. Drug classifications based upon behavioral or therapeutic actions. No universal agreement on how to classify drugs. I. e. weed reduces nausea for some cancer patients or clouding of consciousness in others. When new drug discovered & it is said to have a profile of i. e. anxiolytic or stimulant, it conveys some meaning about the effects. Indicates that drug shares a profile of effects with other drugs that already belong to that class. Drugs classified as major psychomotor stimulants share a set of properties i. e. enhancing attention & increasing various types of motor activities.
