Psychology 2020A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Acetaldehyde, Dopamine Receptor D1, Penicillin

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2020A/B
• Professor: Decicco

Document Summary

If the drug is burned or heated in order to be inhaled- it is not classified as an inhalant. Inhalants include volatile hydrocarbons, solvents without any medical use, anaesthetic gases with some medical uses, and a variety of nitrates. 20% used by kids- popular because they are cheap and easily available, most likely a young persons first use of an illicit drug is an inhalant. Use of solvents decrease after grade 7, use at around 60% in the ontario student drug use in health survey. Spanish chemist raymundus distilled alcohol and sulphuric acid together producing sweet vitriol. German chemist frobinues gave sweet vitriol the name ether. Can be inhaled or swallowed but this is hard because of the burning sensation it produces. Easier when it is combined with alcohol- hoffman"s drops, which are three parts alcohol and one part ether (popular among women who were not supposed to drink alcohol in public)