PSY 352 Lecture 23: Substances
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How to calm down when we get really angry. Everyone feels aggressive when they get angry, it"s natural. Ask close people what your anger signals are. Try to breathe as much as possible while counting. Talk to yourself and tell yourself to calm down. More than 800,000 arrests for marijuana possession. 6% of all arrests for any crime! Enforcing marijuana laws costs taxpayers over billion dollars. Many clinicians advocate treating drug problems as a health problem. Some successes with the legal view - cigarettes. Changing your state of consciousness may be some type of natural drive. Primates seeking out fermented fruit and getting drunk. Drugs are defined by their psychoactive effects, not legal status. Biological action of the drug (chemical process) Dr. b says these two factors are equally important. Allow clinicians to think about what drug to give. Risks and benefits - not just the risks. Easier for people to become sober if they know the benefits.
