PPT-Psychoactive Drugs Chapter 24 lesson 2

Types of Psychoactive Drugs 4 main groups of psychoactive drugs Stimulants Depressants Narcotics Hallucinogens First 3 groups have medicinal value when properly used Stimulants Stimulants are drugs that speed up the central nervous system . Influences on Drug Use. Biological – heredity. Identical twins. Adoption studies. Boys at age 6 excitable, fearless, impulsive (genetic traits) are more likely to take drugs. NPY – brain chemical more sensitive to alcohol. Peter Reuter. University of Maryland. 1. Motivation. Marijuana legalization now serious policy option. US movement driven mostly by dissatisfaction with apparently tough enforcement. Also potential state revenues. Responding to NPS harms. Dr Owen Bowden-Jones and . Dr Dima Abdulrahim. CNWL Club Drug Clinic. Club Drugs. Club drugs tend to be used by teenagers and young adults at bars, nightclubs, concerts, and parties . Dr. Cynthia Hadfield, . Pharm.D. .. Director of Pharmacy for Employee, LTC & Retail Pharmacies . Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Geriatric Specialist. Citizens Memorial Healthcare. Dr. Hadfield has no financial, other relationship or other support from the pharmaceutical industry. Agonist Molecule Mimics . Drugs Prevent . Proper Reuptake. Drugs and Consciousness. Continued use of psychoactive drugs can lead to tolerance. Diminishing effect with regular use of the same drug requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. CHAPTER 7. CONSCIOUSNESS. Define: consciousness is our awareness of ourselves and our environment.. CONSCIOUSNESS. We will explore altered states of consciousness. Sleep. Hypnosis. Drug induced. SLEEP. …... Consciousness. Can be a weird thing… think about when you are just falling asleep or waking up… Can be hard to understand what is real? What is still a dream?. Think about when people are under conscious sedation (Ex. Nitrous Oxide). They are not aware of what is going on but can still respond to doctor requests.. Fay Watson, Secretary General, EURAD. Summary. About Us. Psychoactive Substances: Issues For Policy Makers. An update on draft EU legislation on new psychoactive substances. About Us. We are the only EU network advocating for prevention and rehabilitation focused drug policies . Dr. Cynthia Hadfield, . Pharm.D. .. Director of Pharmacy for Employee, LTC & Retail Pharmacies . Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Geriatric Specialist. Citizens Memorial Healthcare. Dr. Hadfield has no financial, other relationship or other support from the pharmaceutical industry. DRUG ABUSE. What are Psychoactive . Substances ?. These are substances which changes the way in which a person feels, thinks or . behaves AFTER consuming them.. These Psychoactive substances do not always lead to addiction.. Family factors . poor family relationships. Influence of peers due to lack of family values. Higher risk if family members abuse drugs. Social factors. Peer groups- like interests, want to be accepted. Professor Lawrence Phillips. London School of Economics & Political Science. and. Facilitations Ltd. Operational Research Society. Criminal Justice Special Interest Group. 18 November 2015. WHAT ARE DRUGS?. Drugs are substances that change a person's physical or mental state.. Psychoactive drugs affect the way a person thinks and feels – which may also affect the way they behave.. Source: . Eliza . K. urcevi. č. Eurasian. . Harm. . Reduction. . Association. Definition of NPS. “S. ubstances of abuse, either in a pure form or a preparation, that are . not controlled by the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs or the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.