PSYCH 127A Chapter Notes - Chapter 11.6: Adobe After Effects, Dsm-5, Caffeine
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If taken repeatedly, effects disappear within two or three days. Do not increase use of hallucinogens over time. Do not experience problems after discontinuing use. Perceptual effects wear off after several hours. Some cases, induced persistent psychotic behavior in vulnerable individuals. Flashbacks - brief visual aftereffects at unpredictable intervals long after the drug has been cleared from the body. More likely under stress or after using another drug. Public attitudes toward alcohol consumption have changed over the course of history. Drunkenness was not considered to be socially deviant or symptomatic of medical illness in the 18th century. 19th century temperance movement - moral and religious argument against alcohol consumption --> ban manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, Prohibition era --> decrease in alcohol consumption and associated medical illnesses. Substance use disorders - problems that typically come to mind when we think of someone being addicted to a drug.
