PY 358 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Reward System, Depressant, Psychoactive Drug

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PY 358
• Professor: Theodore Tomeny

Document Summary

Substance use- low to moderate use of a substance that does not impair functioning (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) A cns stimulant that boosts energy, mood, awareness, concentration, and wakefulness (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Health effects- cardiovascular disorders, reproductive problems, osteoporosis, cancer, and psychiatric disturbances (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Highly addictive component of tobacco that is considered to be both a stimulant and a sedative (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Methods of delivery (cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco, cigarettes) Relief from tension (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Absorbed by the stomach and intestines into the bloodstream. Impact on the neurotramsitter gamma aminobutyric acid (gaba) Impairment ranges from feeling tipsy to extreme levels of intoxication being drunk . Leaves can be used in food, drink, or smoked. When smoked, enters the brain and lasts from 1 to 3 hours.