BCS 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Opioid Epidemic, Fried Egg, Cultural Universal
17 Jul 2018
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This was a commercial that would pop up while a kid was watching power rangers, or something. Opioid epidemic - we"re in the midst of this in recent years. We"re going to talk mostly about yellow drugs. Heroin and lsd - high potential of abuse, and no accepted medical use. Marijuana legislation for different types of use - recreation and medical. We"re still at an era where the legal federal level in 2017 as still a drug (schedule 1) With the help of a licensed therapist - we don"t want people with traumatic experiences to relive them on their own. Pursuit of experience-altering substances appears to be a human universal. Somewhat common in animals (monkeys in caribbean who steal tourists" drinks) We give children toys to alter their sensory experience (dizzying toy) To better understand our own minds and our world. One of the best ways to learn about brain function is to observe causes of brain damage.
