Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - American Psychiatric Association, Substance Abuse, Caffeine

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Chapter 9: the use and abuse of psychoactive drugs. Habits that have gotten out of control, with a resulting negative impact on a person"s health. All of these characteristics are interrelated and occur at some point. Many behaviours are addictive, but most people who engage in them do not develop problems. No single cause of addiction: the individual, the environment , and the substance/behaviour combine (genetic factors, life events, environmental factors) Psychoactive ~ a blanket term to include drugs and other substances. Drugs = chemicals other than food that are intended to affect the structure or function of the body . Drugs include: prescription medicines (e. g. , antibiotics and antidepressants, over-the-counter (otc) substances (e. g. , alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine products) American psychiatric association (apa) differentiates between substance abuse and substance dependence: * physical dependence may or may not be present. Physical dependence, when some is experiencing the first two, tolerance and withdrawal. Drug use is less common among young people who:

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