01:830:340 Lecture 10: Substance Use Disorder
22 Mar 2017
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Use: psychoactive drug (eg. caffeine); doesn"t get interfere with your daily life. Abuse: whatever substance you are using interfering with your life (interference in relationship, money, time of job, etc) not your usual presentation (diff behavior and outlook) They are not taking responsibility and they are blaming other people for it. Alcohol use before age 14 is a strong predictor of subsequent alcohol abuse or dependence. Peaks around late adolescence declines in young adulthood. Heavy drinking can be more dangerous at 14 then 20 as it can disrupt the myelination process and synaptic pruning. Sensation seeking relation to teenagers because the frontal lobe is not myelinated and they are prone to experience. This can be trait that younger people seek than older people. Medications (easily accessible and is most commonly used) Depressants slow down the activity of the brain and central nervous system. For medical purposes they can calm nerves, relax muscles and useful for sleeping disorders such as insomnia.
