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32 Cards in this Set
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Drug definition |
Any substance which, when taken into the body, alters the structure or function of the organism. |
How drugs affect your brain/mind. |
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Drug naming |
Chemical name, generic name, trade name. |
Drugs have 3 names. |
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Drug Classification |
Chemical structure, neurobiological mechanism, psychological/behavioral effects. |
There are three ways drugs can be classified. |
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What is the usual way drugs are classified? |
Psychological/behavioral effects |
The conventional way generally had 5 categories. |
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Drugs are generally classified psychological/behaviorally. What are the these subcategories? |
Stimulants, depressants, analgesic, hallucinogenic and psychedelics, psychotherapeutic drugs |
There are 5. |
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What's a stimulant? |
A drug that excites the brain such as amphetamines, cocaine, caffeine and nicotine. |
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What is a depressant? |
A drug that tends to decrease the activity of the brain such as barbiturates, minor tranquilizers, volatile organic solvents and alcohol. |
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Give an example of an analgesic drug. |
Opiates, OTC, pain relievers |
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Give an example of a hallucinogenic & psychedelic drug. |
LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, PCP, marijuana |
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Give an example of psychotherapeutic drug. |
Antidepressants, antipsychotics, antimanic, antianxiety. |
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Why are drugs generally not classified by neurobiological mechanism? |
Not enough is known yet. |
Page 3 notes |
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Why are drugs generally not classified by chemical structure? |
There are widely different behavioral effects with just tiny alterations of chemicals. |
Page 2 notes. |
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Drug Abuse generally refers to |
Recurrent use that causes significant harm. |
Page 3 notes |
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10,000,000 BCE |
Humans develop the ability to metabolized alcohol. |
Drug use is not new. |
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Why are there almost no good tasting drugs? |
Because its the plants natural deterrent. |
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Is drug use limited to humans? |
No animals such as cats, horses, donkeys, baboons, water buffalo, elephants and reindeer all use plants that have drug effects. |
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Do animals abuse drugs? |
No with the exception being when they are in captivity. |
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What ability that developed in the 1600s precipitated human drug abuse? |
The ability to distill alcohol. |
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What are the most common drugs worldwide? |
Caffeine, alcohol, tobacco and cannabis |
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What countries have the least alcohol use? |
Muslim countries |
Page 7 notes |
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Africa and India have high or low alcohol and tobacco use? |
Low |
Page 7 notes |
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Canada leads the world in the use of what drug? |
Cannabis |
It's an illegal drug but Canadians seem to have a laid back attitude about its us. |
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What Canadian demographic had the highest cannabis use? |
University students |
Think peers |
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Name two correlates of drug use. |
Other drug use and age |
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What age group has the highest drug use? |
18-25 years |
They are followed by 12-17 year olds |
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What race/ethnicities in North America have higher drug use rates? |
First Nations, African Americans |
Intermediate rates: whites and hispanics |
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In North America which ethnic group had the least rates of drug use? |
Asisns |
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Drug use is prevalent in all classes but what group had higher abuse and dependence rates? |
Lower socioeconomic groups |
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What personality characteristics are more likely to use drugs? |
Impulsive, excitement seekers, antisocial personalities, insecure, anxious and alienated personalities. |
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Do men or women tend to seek treatment for drug abuse? |
Men |
The opposite gender tends to use drugs they can hide more easily and so don't seek treatment. |
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What are the correlates of drug use? |
Other drug use, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic class, personality, gender and psychopathology. |
There are 7. |
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Since the 1960s have there been any new drugs? |
No but we have better derivatives with fewer side effects. |
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