PSYCH 2GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Addiction, Psychopharmacology, Bioavailability
6 Apr 2018
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2gg3: learning, measuring and shaping behaviour psychopharmacology. Psychopharmacology: chemical structure of a drug is important, blood-brain barrier: not all chemicals have access to the brain based on structure, phospholipid bilayer. Routes of drug administration: has to do with all of these systems in the body that have an impact on drug itself, 1. Oral cavity membranes: break down drug in power and rub against gums for quick access to blood supply: 3. Excretion: alcohol droplets in the breath during breathalyzer. Drug overdose: brecher (1972) summarized the extensive literature that existed 40 years ago: 1770): (cid:862) . pro(cid:271)a(cid:271)l(cid:455) (cid:374)ot a true phar(cid:373)a(cid:272)ologi(cid:272) o(cid:448)erdose of (cid:374)ar(cid:272)oti(cid:272)s(cid:863) (cherubin, mccusker, baden, kavalier, & amsel, Effect of alcohol on intoxication: alcohol decreases body temperature, your body tries to maintain homeostasis, expected setting smell, look. Effect of caffeine on blood pressure: expected setting smell, look, blood pressure is lower in environment where you expect it.
