PSY 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Peer Pressure, Barbiturate, Leukoplakia
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Illicit drug use - the use or sale of any substance/drug that is illegal or otherwise not permitted. May have to accept legal consequences of drug use. Substance abuse is the leading cause of crime, suicide, and unintentional injuries. Impaired short-term memory, reaction time, concentration and coordination. In 2012, thc concentrations in marijuana averaged close to 15 percent, compared to around 4 percent in the 80s. Chemicals that afftect the cns and alter activity in the brain. Ghb - date rape drug, rohypnol (roofies) - date rape drug. Codeine - addictive ingredient in some prescription cough medicines. Ketamine - anesthetic used to treat animals. Carbon monoxide - colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. Smokeless tobacco - sniffed through the nose, held in mouth, or chewed. White leathery-looking spots on inside of mouth that can develop into oral. Increased chance of miscarriage, birth defects, sids (sudden infant death syndrome) Increase chance of being born premature/other severe health conditions.
