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Terms in this set (91)
*Pharmacology scientific study of drugs concerned with all information about the effects of
drugs on living systems
Psychology scientific study of behavior
*psychopharmacology subarea of pharamcology that concerns the effects of drugs on behavior
Drug Any chemical entity or mixture of entities not required for the maintenance
of health but that alters biological function or structure when administered
(WHO, 1981)
How are drugs classified? By the effects on the body
By Origin
By Therapeutic Use
By Site of Drug Action
By chemical stRucture
By Mechanism of Action
By Street Name
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psychoactive drugs affect mood, thinking, and behavior
Most likely to be abused
Therapeutic Use how a drug is used to treat or modify something in the body, but drugs are
often used for reasons other than their therapeutic effects (amphetamines:
appetite suppressant)
Site of Drug Action Where in the body the drug is causing physical changes
Chemical Structure synthetic compounds derived from the chemical structure
Mechanism of Action How a drug produces its drug effects
Street Name subcultures and the street drug market (speed: amphetamines)
The "drug experience" 1. Pharmalogical factors (chemical, dosage, administration)
2. User (age, gender, genes, tolerance, personality)
3. Setting (laws, environment, people)
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*Placebo chemically inactive substance
*Polydrug use one person, regular use of more than one drug
Often alcohol and marijuana, young binge drinkers
International drug use 1. Alcohol, 2. cannabis
Consequences Alcohol Use costs US $235 billion, Drug use costs US $193 billion
58% of crimes, drug related
DSM APA, diagnostic systems manual
Dependence and Abuse are separate diagnoses (recent); dependence
needs 3+ symptoms, abuse needs 1+ symptom
Drug Use any consumption or alcohol or other related events that does not meet the
criteria for dependence or abuse
Addiction overwhelming involvement with using a drug, getting an adequate supply
of it, and having a strong tendency to resume use of it after stopping for a
period.
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Terms in this set (91)
*Pharmacology scientific study of drugs concerned with all information about the effects of
drugs on living systems
Psychology scientific study of behavior
*psychopharmacology subarea of pharamcology that concerns the effects of drugs on behavior
Drug Any chemical entity or mixture of entities not required for the maintenance
of health but that alters biological function or structure when administered
(WHO, 1981)
How are drugs classified? By the effects on the body
By Origin
By Therapeutic Use
By Site of Drug Action
By chemical stRucture
By Mechanism of Action
By Street Name
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psychoactive drugs affect mood, thinking, and behavior
Most likely to be abused
Therapeutic Use how a drug is used to treat or modify something in the body, but drugs are
often used for reasons other than their therapeutic effects (amphetamines:
appetite suppressant)
Site of Drug Action Where in the body the drug is causing physical changes
Chemical Structure synthetic compounds derived from the chemical structure
Mechanism of Action How a drug produces its drug effects
Street Name subcultures and the street drug market (speed: amphetamines)
The "drug experience" 1. Pharmalogical factors (chemical, dosage, administration)
2. User (age, gender, genes, tolerance, personality)
3. Setting (laws, environment, people)
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, Drug Use and Abuse Exam One- Mississippi State.pdf Drug Use and Abuse Exam One- Mississippi State.pdf Drug Use and Abuse Exam One- Mississippi State.pdf
*Placebo chemically inactive substance
*Polydrug use one person, regular use of more than one drug
Often alcohol and marijuana, young binge drinkers
International drug use 1. Alcohol, 2. cannabis
Consequences Alcohol Use costs US $235 billion, Drug use costs US $193 billion
58% of crimes, drug related
DSM APA, diagnostic systems manual
Dependence and Abuse are separate diagnoses (recent); dependence
needs 3+ symptoms, abuse needs 1+ symptom
Drug Use any consumption or alcohol or other related events that does not meet the
criteria for dependence or abuse
Addiction overwhelming involvement with using a drug, getting an adequate supply
of it, and having a strong tendency to resume use of it after stopping for a
period.
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