Psychology 2020A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Antihistamine, Substance Abuse, Rat Park

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2020A/B
• Professor: Kelly Barnes

Document Summary

Alters your brain through neurotransmitters, increase or decrease their impact and alters your state of conscious. Cigarettes not primarily advertised on tv anymore but is still in media. Prominent political figures admit to marijuana earlier in their lives. Anti drug campaigns in the media compete with pro drug use messages arising from the entertainment industry as well as internet web sites. Video: chantix negative drug to help quit smoking, with many side affects. Video: mirapex, increase urges to gamble, may fall asleep at the wheel. Political leaders admit to experiences with drugs even when classified as high potential for abuse . Two ways of looking at drugs and behavior: legal status vs goal. Psychoactive drugs are those drugs that affect our feelings, perceptions and behavior. 1: licit drugs: legal (alcohol, caffeine, nicotine) **illicit drugs used to be legal, and bought as medicine, heroine for cough cocaine for tooth ache drug dependence = compulsive need to continue taking drug.