PSYC 3030 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Addictive Personality, Health Canada, Sensation Seeking
8 Jul 2013
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Chapter 1 defines the major terms associated with drug use and explains the drug classification systems. What influences drug use and how that use affects us is the subject of drugs and human behaviour. A drug s street name sometime describes the actual effect of that drug. Drugs tend to have a greater effect on women than men because men have less body fact, not because they typically weigh more than women. The highest rates of alcohol and other drug use are found among 18 25 year olds. A majority if canadians believe that if you try drugs you are likely to become dependant. What we see and hear in the media often focuses on the negative consequences of drug use, drugs are popular all over the world because people perceive that they benefit from drugs. Individual level: people say that drugs make them feel more relaxed, socialize more easily, feel sexier, escape boredom, and feel more confidant and assertive.
