SOCI 3055 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Integrability Conditions For Differential Systems, Methylphenidate, Classical Conditioning
17 Oct 2017
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La(cid:448)i(cid:374)e paper: dis(cid:272)o(cid:448)er(cid:455) of addi(cid:272)tio(cid:374), (cid:271)ru(cid:272)e ale(cid:454)a(cid:374)der paper, a(cid:374)d toda(cid:455)"s paper, Cannot find the cause of addiction in the drug/substance itself. Something inherent in the drug that causes addiction (false) Consequences of adopting this view: placing the blame on the drug rather than yourself, 2 dire(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s: (cid:455)ou"re either diseased or a (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al. Differential system: classify drugs into good bad. Used for add and adhd (primarily prescribed to children) A(cid:272)ts the sa(cid:373)e (cid:449)a(cid:455) as (cid:272)o(cid:272)ai(cid:374)e (cid:894)(cid:862)(cid:271)ad drug(cid:863)(cid:895) i(cid:374) the (cid:271)rai(cid:374) Oral ritalin almost identical to iv cocaine increases dopamine it is nothing less than synthetic cocaine: only difference is the time that it takes for the action and the level of action. If administered the same way then the action of the drug is the same. Problematic: official view says cocaine is the most powerful reinforce known to humans and we should stop people from using it, but ritalin is over-prescribed with the exact same effects.
