PSYC 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Smoking Cessation, Experimental Drug, Substance Abuse
Document Summary
Brief history of pharmacology: classical antiquity: 8th century bce to 5th century bce. Many naturally occurring drugs extensively available: alcohol was universal, cannabis from central asia and middle east, opium: main ingredient is morphine, materia medica: first pharmacology book. Index of all drugs available and their uses. Belladonna: drug that causes your pupils tot dilate: to(cid:271)a(cid:272)(cid:272)o: do(cid:272)tor jea(cid:374) ni(cid:272)ot pro(cid:373)oted it as a pa(cid:374)a(cid:272)ea, or a (cid:858)(cid:272)ure all(cid:859, coca leaves: from south america to europe. Did(cid:374)(cid:859)t tra(cid:448)el (cid:449)ell, like (cid:373)ost (cid:374)atural drugs. Age of discovery: alcohol: 15th to 17th century ce. Major social problem: coffee introduced into europe from middle east, tobacco: discovered by native americans. Drug abuse in the us: 7 million hard drug addicts, 12 million alcoholics, 18 million alcohol abusers, 4 million prescription drug abusers, 15 million regular users of marijuana, smoking is number one preventable cause of death. Only 1/5 physicians trained to help smoking cessation. Only 2. 5% of smokers who try to stop smoking succeed.
