PSYC-339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor, Online Gambling, Problem Gambling
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Treatment: none, motivations for use if they want treatment (assess peer groups), cbt, Intoxication: hallucinations, depersonalization, distorted perception, increased heart rate and perspiration. Rapid tolerance: the body quickly negates the effect of the drug. Withdrawal: none though bad trips may occur (ex horrifying hallucinations, usually attributed to prior bad mood not the drug itself) Shamonic brews: shamans and indigenous will have the client breathe in tobacco smoke and ingest dmt and another plant which is mao-inhibitor (we all ingest dmt but have mao inhibitor which naturally breaks it down) Big 5 personality traits: those who do shrooms tend to have increased openness to experience, agreeableness, decreases neuroticism. Ibogain: a hallucinogenic which has bad trips, but can reduce other addictions. Anecdotal evidence but some report being able to quit opioids after using it. Tiny doses: smallest amount has massive effects harm reduction (reduce use if its causing problems)