2. “According to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than 20
million Americans over the age of 12 meet the criteria for substance abuse
disorders.”
NMDA Receptor Modulators in the Treatment of Drug Addiction
Steven E. Tomak, Amber L. LaCrosse, Natali E. Nemirovsky and M. Foster Olive
Pharmaceuticals 2013, 6, 251-258; doi: 10.3390/ph6020251
http://web.ebscohost.com.oclc.fullsail.edu:81/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=0
41553e-377d-44e5-ba01-ba59b040fdb5%40sessionmgr4&vid=5&hid=10
6. Prescription and
over-the counter medications
— Some prescription drugs like vicodin and over-the-
counter medications like Tylenol and Aleve are
considered opiods and if misused can lead to
depression.
7. Caffeine
— Caffeine is the most commonly used psychoactive drug
in the world.
— Caffeine is consumed by 80% of the of the worlds
population.
8. Definition of Drug Dependency
— “A state, psychic and sometime also physical, resulting
from taking a drug:
— 1. Characterized by behavioral and other responses
other responses that always induce compulsion to take
the drug on a continuous basis
— 2. In order to experience its psychic effect, and
sometimes to avoid the discomfort in its absence
— Caffeine can fulfill the criteria for drug dependency.”
9. Substance Abuse
— "Substance abuse is most commonly described as intentional
misuse of a substance, which can include recurring maladaptive
patterns of substance use despite having persistent or recurrent
problems cause by or exacerbated by the effects of the substance.
Drug use can result in physical, psychological, interpersonal, or
legal problems.
— Substance dependence incorporates the aforementioned
characteristics of misuse but also comprises signs of tolerance,
withdrawal symptoms following cessation of drug use, increased
quantity and/or frequency of use, as well as recurring but
unsuccessful desire to stop or limit drug use.
— ...Substance dependence, frequently referred to as drug
addiction, occurs through physiological changes that take place
in the brain over the course of chronic drug use, resulting in
cellular and molecular changes that lead to maladaptive
behavioral patterns."
10. ?????
— Not classified as a drug
— Addictive like nicotine
— Increases Serotonin
— An item we use everyday
11. Sugar
— Not classified as a drug
— Addictive like nicotine
— Increases Serotonin
— An item we use everyday
13. Thank You
— Audio: Told you about my findings
— Visual: Added text to presentation
— Kinesthetic: Challenged you to look up some of your
own consumptions.
