PSY240H1 Chapter : Ch17 Textbook Notes
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Substance is any natural or synthesized product that has psychoactive effects. Drug addicts, people who have problems as result of taking these drugs. A person does not need to be physically dependent on substance, in order to have problems resulting from taking the substances. Men are much more likely than women to have used an illicit substance in their lives. But both are equally likely to become dependent, women may suffer greater physiological damage. Societies differ in attitudes about substances, attitudes are reflected in different laws and approaches to treatment. In britain, substance addiction is considered a medical disease, people who abuse or are dependent are treated by physicians. The dutch make a distinction in law enforcement between soft drugs and hard drugs. Many substances come from plants and have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. 1500 b. c natives in the andes highlands chewed coca leaves to increase endurance.
