BIO200H5 Study Guide - Seizure Threshold, Methadone, Narcolepsy

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There is a moral judgement built in to it. It is very common - every society uses drugs for non-medicinal purposes(recreational, religious) Alcohol - cause liver failure, some show this physical symptom. Anticonvulsants which you take to increase seizure threshold or think. For analgesia, the only strong pain killers, not widely used because of fear of addiction, people with psychiatric problems or depressed people tend to get addicted to it (1 in 5 ppl) There"s a battle between treating pain and treating addiction. Amphetamines - widely used to keep people awake in war, but not so much today, can make you lose weight. Cannabis in high dosages (low dosage is just a sedative) Functional tolerance - you withdraw from the drug (abstinence syndrome) You go off the drug slowly, you will never experience abstinence syndrome. Conditioned to surroundings where you are taking the drug, ex. Taking alcohol you feel good even before you drink.

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