SOC 3312 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Legal Intoxicant, Cocaine Dependence, Prescription Drug

• School: University of Houston
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3312
• Professor: Sharla Colbert

Document Summary

Introduction: abuse of legal, prescription drugs by teens and adults has increased recently. Marijuana: most widely used illegal drug in the us, derived from cannabis sativa hemp plant, considered sacred in ancient indian times, tends to inhibit aggressive behavior, effects of moderate use, euphoria, heightened sensitivity. Increased appetite: medicinal marijuana, controls nausea, relieves pain in seriously ill patients, legalized in 11 states as of time of publishing. Impaired psychomotor function: mild intoxication is no more dangerous than that of alcohol and tobacco, short-term effects, memory loss, anxiety. Increased body temperature: euphoria; intensely vivid, sensation-sharpening experience, sense of elation, enhanced self-confidence. Increased energy: suppression of fatigue, withdrawal symptoms, exhaustion, stomach cramps, health effects: Increased self-confidence: suppressed appetite, euphoria, burst of energy, depression. Intense paranoia: roofies (rohypnol, depressant related to, but 10x stronger than, valium, prescription drug for severe insomnia, effects, aggression, fearlessness, blackouts; total loss of memory, date-rape drug: used to knock women out and rape them.