PS268 Lecture Notes - Drug Withdrawal, Adderall, Methylphenidate
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*don"t have to memorize any statistics- just remember the context. Drug- a foreign substance (something that your body doesn"t make on your own) that when taken into the body modifies some aspect of body chemistry. Psychoactive drugs modify chemistry in the brain to cause a change in perception. Drugs taken as food still count as drugs (eg. weed brownies or hash on bacon ) In this course we are interested in psychoactive drugs. When talking about drug use, things must be taken in context- who, what, where, when, why, how, and how much should be considered. Huge difference between drinking socially and drinking to solve problems ( quench the suckiness of my life ) Using drugs to cope with problems almost always leads to more problems. Some drugs can satisfy multiple purposes- just depends on the usage. Deviant drug use- drug use that very few people actually approve of (ex.
