HE101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Quality Control, Synesthesia, Psilocybin Mushroom
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Didn"t intend to be addicts, they just wanted to mask the pain . Most of the women who are addicts become prositutes to support their habits. About a day to keep up with addicions. Drug use: taking a drug as it was intended. Drug misuse: not following proper direcions, of label drug use. Drug abuse: excessive use of a drug. Set: total internal environment when drug is taken: physical, emoional factors. Seing: total external environment: physical and social factors. Abuse of prescripion drugs can lead to: tolerance, withdrawal. Most common: opioids: morphine, codeine, oxycodone, percocet, fentanyl, cns depressants decreased heart rate, respiraion, and blood pressure, highly addicive. Illicit drugs illegal to possess, produce or sell: marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamines, heroine, psychedelics/hallucinogens, anabolic steroids. Canadian alcohol and drug use monitoring survey, 2011: past year marijuana use: >15y 9. 1%, 15-25y -21. 6, other drugs: 15-25y 4. 8%, >25y -1. 1%
