HE101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Health Canada, Thalamus, Performance-Enhancing Substance
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Drug use: taking a drug as it was intended. Drug misuse: not following proper directions: off label drug use. Drug abuse: excessive use of a drug. Drug response individual responses to drugs - highly variable set: total internal environment when drug is taken: physical, emotional factors setting: total external environment, physical and social factors. Prescription drug abuse abuse of prescription drugs can lead to: tolerance, withdrawal. Most common: opioids: morphine, codeine, oxycodone, percocet, fentanyl (50x more potent that morphine, 100x more potent than heroin huge risk of overdose, cns depressants- heart rate, respiration, bp, highly addictive other? sedatives, tranquilizers, stimulants. Illicit drugs illicit drugs - illegal to possess, produce or sell: marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamines, heroine, psychedelics / hallucinogens, anabolic steroids, inhalants associates with significant morbidity & mortality. Canadian alcohol & drug use monitoring survey, 2011: past year marijuana use: > 15 y - 9. 1% , 15-25 y - 21. 6, other drugs: 15-25 y - 4. 8%, > 25 y - 1. 1%
