PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes -Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Psychotomimetic, Ephedrine
4 Dec 2014
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Indicated by either: larger doses of substance being needed to produce desired effect or, the effects of the drug becoming markedly less if the usual amount is taken. Withdrawal: negative physical and psychological effects, develops when person stops taking substance or reduces amount, person also uses substance to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms, substance abuse, less serious, person must experience one of the following as result of recurrent drug use. Empirical testing indicated a lack of clear distinction in reality: there is a quantitative severity distinction rather than qualitative distinction between substance abuse and substance dependence, both disorders should be placed on a single continuum, now there is, substance related and addictive disorders, reason for dropping. Change would help distinguish compulsive drug acquisition behaviors of addicted people vs normal responses of tolerance and withdrawal that some patients experience when using prescribed medications that affect cns: this overarching category is broken down into various substance related disorders.
