PSY 322 Lecture 6: Substance Use & Impulse Control Disorders
20 Sep 2018
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* recreational drug use among college students role in the 1970"s but declined in the 1980"s rose again in the 1990"a and has leveled off more recently. * 13 millions americans used drugs in 1996, down from 25 million in 1979. * use - ingestion of psychoactive drugs or substances in moderate amounts which do not interfere w/ functioning. * intoxication - reversible substance specific syndrome due to intake of a substance w/ interferes w/ functioning. * substance abuse and dependence --->social and nature. * each substance will have its own combination. * currently experiencing the effects (under the influence of drug and going to change their reaction) * stop using the substance and see physical sign/ feature. * use more or for longer than intended. * desire or failed attempts to cut down. * continued used despite knowing problems it causes. * excluded symptoms if they result appropriate medical use substance, supervised by professional.
