Psychology 2020A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Formication, Osteoporosis, Ethanol

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2020A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

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Just how severe is the problem: substance use low to moderate use of a substance that does not impair functioning, substance intoxication (acute effects of substance use) Licit drugs (legal drugs) caffeine: a cns stimulant that boosts energy, mood, awareness, concentration, and wakefulness, coffee aspect of social life, can be consumed safely in moderation, addictive. But it"s only caffeine functional impairment: caffeine intoxication, health effects (cardiovascular disorders, reproductive problems, osteoporosis, cancer, and psychiatric disturbances, caffeine withdrawal > a crash . 87% of the u. s population: coke vs. mountain dew, tea (5 mg per ounce, coffee (7mg per ounce, lattes (over 20 mg per ounce, espresso (50 mg per ounce, energy drinks (10 mg to over 100 mg per ounce) Just one more drink alcohol and functional impairment: withdrawal symptoms, delirium tremens, alcohol cirrhosis, wernicke korsakoff syndrome not learn from experience and can lead to custodial care, fetal alcohol syndrome, formication.