Psychology 2020A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Median Toxic Dose, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2020A/B
• Professor: Riley Hinson

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Generic commonly used name used by companies e. g. amphetamine. Trade or proprietary benzedrine, dexedrine, prozac different trade names. Sometimes derived from the trade names or the type of effect it does on the. All drugs that are marketed have trade names. Morphine is not that lipid soluble so it takes more dose for it to get into brain: heroin and morphine are similar drugs. Must first be absorbed into the bloodstream. Drugs taken this way pass from stomach or most often the small intestine into the bloodstream: most are bases and become less ionized when passing through intestines, stomach is more acetic so drug becomes more ionized. Drugs taken this way go to the liver before having access to the cns. Stay alert chewing gum: caffeine gum. Cocaine snorting cocaine will restrict nasal constriction so not as good: best absorbed through smoking, snorting cocaine. Drug must be in gaseous or vaporized form.