PSYC55H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: National Technical Research Organisation, Nicotine, Diazepam
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Make sure you have taken a proper prerequisite for this course. Make sure you read the syllabus and faq. Midterm 1: includes 5 chapters and 4 lectures date and location: tba check course calendar for updates, review sessions will be held before the exams. If i go to a drug store, and buy caffeine pills, then i"m buying a drug (buying a substance that has certain effect). Antidepressants, vitamins, caffeine, nicotine different ways of administration. Lsd: no withdrawal: addiction: where a person is going through withdrawal symptoms when he/she is taken off from the drugs. Nomenclature for drugs: trade names, generic names, street names. Valium (trade) - diazepam (generic): sometimes, generic forms of drugs may not be as effective as the original proprietary which has a higher potency. Drug effects: determined by dose: during drug development, researchers must determine a drug"s lethal dose.
