PS268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Referendums In Australia, Body Fluid, Metandienone
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Lecture 1 introduction to drugs and behaviour, bio-psycho-social. Licit drugs: drugs whose manufacture, sale or possession is legal (e. g. alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, etc; age-requirements should still be considered) Illicit drugs: drugs whose manufacture, sale or possession is illegal (e. g. heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, marijuana, mdma, lsd, ghb, etc. ) Stated alternatively: legal; legal so long as ; illegal. Survey questionnaires: door-to-door, phone surveys, classroom surveys. Who: questions about age, gender, socio-economic status, etc. Why: correlations with risk factors, protective factors, attitudes, etc. A gateway substance is a drug or other ingested substance, such as alcohol or marijuana, whose habitual use is thought to lead to the use of very addictive and dangerous drugs such as cocaine and heroin. Instrumental use: licit taking valium with a prescription to relieve anxiety; drinking red. Bull to stay awake while driving: illicit smoking marijuana to relieve anxiety; taking provigil, ritalin, etc. without a prescription to stay awake while driving.
