Matthew StelzerStudent# 0003383417

“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 AddictionSteven E. Tomak, Amber L. LaCrosse, Natali E. Nemirovsky and M. Foster OlivePharmaceuticals 2013, 6, 251-258; doi: 10.3390/ph6020251http://web.ebscohost.com.oclc.fullsail.edu:81/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=041553e-377d-44e5-ba01-ba59b040fdb5%40sessionmgr4&vid=5&hid=10

Types of Drugs� Steroids� Prescription Drugs� Nicotine� Over-the-counter aspirin� Caffeine

Nicotine

� Nicotine, cigarette smoke, is absorbed into the blood circulation and reaches the brain in 10 seconds and can cause addictive behavior.

Steroids

� Steroids can cause permanent physiological and psychological damage.

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.

Caffeine

� Caffeine is the most commonly used psychoactive drug in the world.� Caffeine is consumed by 80% of the of the worlds

population.

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.”

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."

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� Not classified as a drug� Addictive like nicotine� Increases Serotonin� An item we use everyday

Sugar

� Not classified as a drug� Addictive like nicotine� Increases Serotonin� An item we use everyday

My Challenge

Thank You

� Audio: Told you about my findings

� Visual: Added text to presentation

� Kinesthetic: Challenged you to look up some of your own consumptions.