Psychology 2020A/B Lecture Notes - Recreational Drug Use, Cytochrome P450, Libido

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

Document Summary

Psychology 2020 drugs & behaviour: lecture 1. Each drug has 4 drug names generic (or non propetiary), trade, chemical, and street. Generic - amphetamine , trade benzedrine/ dexedrine, street bennies/dexies, These drugs are primarily used for psychoactive effects effects in behaviour for instance. Chemical names allow us to see relatiosnhips. Ecstasy methylated amphetamine, it"s a modification of amphetamine. Chemical name - diacetylmorphine (heroin), changes lipid solubulity- morphine isn"t too lipid soluble, heroin is much more rewarding, hits brain rapidly. Generic name - can be used by any drug company. Only 1 company can market a trade name, i. e prozac. All drugs marketed have a trade name, only 1 company can make oxycontin, but any company can make oxycodone generic name Street names typically what we are most interested in, can be derivatives of trade names. Street names include red birds (red capsules), yellow yellow birds, blue, etc actually name of drug can reflect characteristic of capsule itself.