PSY-B - Psychology PSY-B 365 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Addiction, Teratology, Nicotine

• School: IUPUI
• Department: PSY-B - Psychology
• Course: PSY-B - Psychology PSY-B 365
• Professor: Megan Miller

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Drug use: the i(cid:374)gestio(cid:374) of a(cid:374)(cid:455) drug, regardless of the a(cid:373)ou(cid:374)t take(cid:374) or it"s effect. Drug abuse: the use of a chemical substance to the extent that it impairs the users well-being in any domain of health; biological, psychological, or social well-being. Alcohol is the third largest risk factor for disease in the world. The abuse of illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco causes more deaths, illnesses, and disabilities than any other preventable health condition. Over the past thirty years the use of most drugs has decreased, the abuse of prescription drugs and synthetic narcotics has increased. After marijuana, prescriptions and over-the-counter medications are the most commonly abused drugs. Drugs can be ingested or administered in five ways: The way in which drugs are administered can change the physiological effects. After being absorbed the drug is distributed into the blood-stream to the receptor.