CCJ 4938r Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Levoamphetamine, Methylphenidate, Chronic Toxicity
16 Dec 2016
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We will examine two broadly defined aspects of the drug problem in american society: 1. The potential physical harm that drugs can have on our bodies. It is important to understand the potential toxicity of drugs as a major public-health issue: 2. The extent to which drug-taking behavior is undertaken by specific populations in our society. What does it mean to say a drug is toxic: it may be dangerous, poisonous, or may in some way interfere with a person"s normal functioning. The question of a drug"s safety, centers on the possibility that it may be toxic at relatively low doses. When the short-term effects of a drug could trigger a toxic reaction, the drug is identified as having some level of acute toxicity. We define the effective dose (ed) of a drug as having a specific effect on a test population in terms of probabilities, from 0 to 100 percent.
