PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Methylphenidate, Constipation, Reuptake
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Previously focus was on transmitter and transmitter systems. Alterations in transmitter systems: instead of from a disease perspective. Instead of disease state: we will be talking about drugs. What one person may consider to be a drug does not have to be considered a drug by another person. Legal at this place and at this time - drug is an chemical you can use and ingest. Value is up to individual and society. In the past, cocaine was actually in coca-cola. When it became illegal, that is when caffeine was put in. E. g. alcohol is okay, but marijuana is not. Alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana is all good, but cocaine is too dangerous. Need to talk about these drugs as objectively as possible. Not the promotion of the drug but an examination of how it affects the person and their behaviour. Usually if you were to take an eeg, you would see the cerebral cortex go into active state.
