HDF 100 Chapter 13: Chapter 13 HDF 100 Fall 2015(1)-1
16 Feb 2017
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Early adulthood: physical and cognitive development, chapter thirteen. Studying early/middle adulthood is a relatively recent phenomenon. 29% are smokers: 30% engage in binge drinking, 26% are overweight, 14% are obese (mccracken et al. , 2007) ___________________substance abuse___________________ ongoing use of a substance despite the social, occupational, psychological, or physical problems it causes (apa, 2000: one in four us deaths can be attributed to alcohol, tobacco, or illicit drug use. _______________tobacco users_____________________ run the biggest risk of harm, since the majority of those deaths 430,700 annually are associated with smoking. 100,000 deaths annually: 16,000 deaths annually are due to illicit drug use. Substance dependence having the substance in the body ___________become a norm________________ Tolerance body becomes habituated to a certain amount and. ____________needs_____________ to achieve same effect: abstinence syndrome withdrawal symptoms when _________dosage is lowered___________________. Effects of depressants: barbiturates (a depressant) are easily addictive in part due to their _____________legitamate medical uses_________________.
