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UT Arlington PSYC 3303 - Issues of concern, risk factors, personal and social dangers
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PSYC 3303 1nd Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I. Overview Drug UseOutline of Current Lecture II. Issues of ConcernA. Licit/Illicit, Recreational/Instrumental TABLEB. % useC. Inhalants, narcotics, alcohol, prescriptionsIII. Risk FactorsIV. Personal and Social DangersCurrent LectureII. Issues of Concern Ch 1:A. Study figure 1.2 pg. 7 (Illicit/licit, Recreational/Instrumental) Note e.g: If you give a friend YOUR licit (prescription) drug it is then considered ILLICIT.B. 40% High school seniors use (seems high, probably caused mostly by marijuana)C. Increase in inhalants used by younger kids (8th grade). Narcotics, prescription drugs- many overdoses seen in ER, eg. Vicodin, oxycodone levels not changed recently but stayed at peek levels and have been for awhile. Alcohol consuption decrease probably because of increased awareness. Figure 1.3 pg 15III. Risk Factors (higher probability of using later on):Significant in:- Children raised around adults who use- Intoxication before age 12- Peer approval- Absence from schoolIV. Personal and social dangers: Ch 2These 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.DRUG TOXICITY:Acute vs chronic toxicity: Chronic- Harms that come after prolonged exposure (eg. Tobacco). Acute- Immediate harm. What happens right after taking drug, now. Associated with overdose.ED: EFFECTIVE dose – Minimal dose to produce desired effect of a drug. E.g. (how much you need to take to cause sleep?)LD: LETHAL dose – Minimal dose capable of producing death. (overdose)Dose Response Curve. Increased probability of effect as dose level rising. Figure 2.1 pg 31The lower the dose to cause the desired effect, ED, (eg. Sleeping) the better. The higher the dose capable of producing death LD, the better (eg Marijuana causes virtually no deaths directly, even at a high


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