[PS268] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (73 pages long)
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Drug: a chemical substance that when taken into the body, alters the structure or functioning of the body in some way. Food is not a drug: drugs do not include nutrients considered to be related to normal functioning. Psychoactive drug: a drug that influences the functioning of the brain and hence our behaviour and experience. Licit drugs: drugs whose manufacture, sale or possession is legal (alcohol, nicotine, caffeine age req) Illicit drugs: drugs whose manufacture, sale or possession = illegal. Drawbacks: bias in student population (drop outs not counted) & potential inaccuracy of self-reports (among users & non-users) Correlations with risk factors, protective factors, attitudes, etc. Some drugs are more addictive than others (tobacco = most) Use = high (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:449)eed does(cid:374)"t see(cid:373) risky. Rel b/n onset of age and likelihood of adult dependence. Starting young = higher dependence throughout adulthood. White people = more likely to use drugs. Men have more harms, but not by much.
