PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cluster B Personality Disorders, Barbiturate, Personality Disorder
3 Jan 2019
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Cross tolerant: nicotine can induce tolerance for the rewarding effects of alcohol & visa versa. Synergistic effect with some drugs e. g. , barbiturates - very dangerous with alcohol. Used for people dealing with sedative effects. When taken to alcohol, it will increase the effects of being depressed, overdosed and suffocation. Alcohol use disorder declines with advancing age (60+) 22. 6% of canadians exceed low-risk guidelines for alcohol consumption (men: 30. 2%; women: 15. 1%) Low risk guidelines: (on a regular basis) considered a healthy amount. It"s a risk because it is a substance no matter what. Men: 15 drinks/ week, no more than 4 drinks at one sitting. Women: 12 drinks/ week, no more than 3 drinks at one sitting. 17% (men: 25. 1%; women: 8. 9%) = high risk drinkers (canadian centre for substance abuse [ccsa, 2007] They don"t give so much guideline in how much they are drinking in one week, but leading to hazardous behaviours and impairments.
