Describe how the concepts of multi-factorial causation and subjectivity of experience
relate to the effects of drugs.
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there are many factors that will influence somebody's personal experience
with a drug: 1. their expectations of how it will make them feel and 2. if their
body has developed a tolerance for the drug in the past. Because of these
two factors, two individuals could take the same amount of the same drug
but have vastly different experiences even though objectively it should be
the same.
What do surveys indicate about the prevalence of drug use in Canada?
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alcohol is the most common, men binge drink more than women, approx.
1/3 of those surveyed reported being harmed by their/someone else's
, drinking
What are the direct effects of drugs on your health?
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in some cases, drug use can cause damage to the body directly ie. snorting
cocaine damages nasal tissue and long term, excessive alcohol usage can
damage your liver and other body parts
How can overdosing on drugs affect your health and what happens when you
overdose on different types of drugs?
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any drug can be lethal if you take too much of it, drugs that are CNS
depressants like sedatives, narcotics and alcohol carry the greatest risk,
specifically when taken together, when a person overdoses the respiratory
system grinds to a halt which can produce brain damage, strokes, etc.
Is meditation simply a form of relaxation?
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mere relaxation seems like an inadequate explanation for the transcendent
experiences reported by many meditators
, What "dual" existence has hypnosis acquired?
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On one hand, hypnosis has been the subject of numerous scientific studies
and has proven itself useful in treating a variety of psychiatric and physical
conditions. On the other, entertainers and "quacks" have continued on in
the less respectable tradition of mesmerism, using hypnosis to perform
various parlour tricks and buffoonery. This has ruined its rep.
Why is the mesolimbic dopamine pathway important?
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although specific drugs exert their initial effects in the brain using a variety
of neurotransmitter systems, many theorists believe that all abused drugs
eventually increase activity in the mesolimbic dopamine aka "reward"
pathway. It is nicknamed this because scientists believe that the large, rapid
increase in the release of dopamine along the pathway is the neural basis
for the reinforcing effects of most abused drugs. This pathway runs from
part of the midbrain to the nucleus accumbens and then to the prefrontal
cortex.
What are stimulants?
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relate to the effects of drugs.
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there are many factors that will influence somebody's personal experience
with a drug: 1. their expectations of how it will make them feel and 2. if their
body has developed a tolerance for the drug in the past. Because of these
two factors, two individuals could take the same amount of the same drug
but have vastly different experiences even though objectively it should be
the same.
What do surveys indicate about the prevalence of drug use in Canada?
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alcohol is the most common, men binge drink more than women, approx.
1/3 of those surveyed reported being harmed by their/someone else's
, drinking
What are the direct effects of drugs on your health?
Give this one a try later!
in some cases, drug use can cause damage to the body directly ie. snorting
cocaine damages nasal tissue and long term, excessive alcohol usage can
damage your liver and other body parts
How can overdosing on drugs affect your health and what happens when you
overdose on different types of drugs?
Give this one a try later!
any drug can be lethal if you take too much of it, drugs that are CNS
depressants like sedatives, narcotics and alcohol carry the greatest risk,
specifically when taken together, when a person overdoses the respiratory
system grinds to a halt which can produce brain damage, strokes, etc.
Is meditation simply a form of relaxation?
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mere relaxation seems like an inadequate explanation for the transcendent
experiences reported by many meditators
, What "dual" existence has hypnosis acquired?
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On one hand, hypnosis has been the subject of numerous scientific studies
and has proven itself useful in treating a variety of psychiatric and physical
conditions. On the other, entertainers and "quacks" have continued on in
the less respectable tradition of mesmerism, using hypnosis to perform
various parlour tricks and buffoonery. This has ruined its rep.
Why is the mesolimbic dopamine pathway important?
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although specific drugs exert their initial effects in the brain using a variety
of neurotransmitter systems, many theorists believe that all abused drugs
eventually increase activity in the mesolimbic dopamine aka "reward"
pathway. It is nicknamed this because scientists believe that the large, rapid
increase in the release of dopamine along the pathway is the neural basis
for the reinforcing effects of most abused drugs. This pathway runs from
part of the midbrain to the nucleus accumbens and then to the prefrontal
cortex.
What are stimulants?
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