PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Motor Coordination, Substance-Induced Psychosis, Online Gambling
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Disordered substance use is used to describe a recurrent substance use that results in significant adverse consequences in social or occupational functioning: interpersonal functioning may deteriorate, substance may be used in dangerous situations, refer to lack of control over substance use, physiological dependence is defined in terms of tolerance and withdrawal, physiological dependence is basically when your body becomes addicted to a drug. Withdrawal refers to unpleasant and dangerous symptoms when the addictive substance is removed from the body. production of neurotransmitters: drugs and alcohol push down that spring and suppress your brain"s, when you stop using drugs or alcohol it"s like taking the weight off the spring. The drug that presents the most significant health problems is focus of treatment. (cocaine vs alcohol ) get the cocaine out the 80s were a high time for drug use. The only drug that is becoming more popular is ecstasy. And alcohol is remaining pretty steady over time.
