PSY240H1 Lecture 9: Lecture 9

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Discuss the diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders. Distinguish between the different types of substances (e. g. , depressants, stimulants). Discuss specific substances, their effects, and the disorders associated with them. Discuss psychological and sociocultural theories of substance use disorders. Slide 4: cartoon: we live in a culture of socially sanctioned addictions, canada is a drug culture: We wake up to coffee or tea. We drink more coffee or colas to say alert throughout the day. We drink alcohol to relax and become more social. We take aspirin to reduce pain: many substances come from plants and have been used for medicinal, spiritual, and endurance purposes for centuries. Opium is produced from the poppy plant and has been used for hundreds of years to relieve pain. Natives in the andes chewed coca leaves to increase their endurance. Cocaine was used throughout europe and america at the turn of the century to relieve fatigue and was used in the original coca-cola drink.

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