PSYC 222 1st Edition Lecture 2Outline of Last Lecture I. Social Messages about drug use Outline of Current Lecture I. General Principles of Drug Use• Definition of drugII. Psychoactive drug and Psychotropic drug• Drug abuse• Drug dependenceIII. Two ways of looking at drug use Current LectureI. Use is not abuse. 10% of drinkers have serious drinking problems. Every drug has multiple effects. Although a user might seek only one effect, drugs work at multiple sites in the brain andother organs. The amount of drugs used matters. larger doses, more frequent doses, can produce different effects compared to small doses. A users history and expectations affect drug related effects compared to an unexperienced user. Expectations may make a drug effect more or less likely to occur. Drugs are not considered to be good or bad. Drugs are chemicals on a shelf that are inactive until they enter the body. Blaming the substance ignores all the factors that may lead to abuse.• Drug: Any substance other than food that by its chemical nature alters structure or function in a living organism• illicit drug: A drug that is unlawful to possess or use • Deviant drug use: Drug use that is not common within a social group and is disapproved by the majority• Drug Misuse: use of drugs or chemicals in a greater amounts then or for purposes other than those prescribed by a doctorThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.II. Psychoactive or Psychotropic drugs: drugs that alter• behavior• cognitive functioning • emotionsPsychoactive drugs induce psychological effects by altering normal biochemical reactions in the nervous system.• Drug abuse: substance use in a manner, amount, or situations that casues social, occupational, psychological or physical problems.• Drug dependence: More precise term than addiction. Uses drug frequently and difficult to stop. May or may not be psychological. Considered a behavioral disorder.III. Two ways of looking at drug use • instrumental: uses the drug for a purpose other than to get high• Recreational: Uses the drug to intentionally get
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