Artificial States of Consciousness Psychoactive Drugs, Hypnosis, & Meditation

Psychoactive Drugs

Essential Questions How do psychoactive drugs affect consciousness? How are drugs classified? How does culture and our environment influence drug use?

Depressants What are some examples? A What do they do? Brain Activity; Motor Functions What are some examples? A B T

Opiates What do they do? What are some examples? Often called narcotics What originally used for? What are some examples? H M O

Stimulants What do they do? What are some examples? To brain activity?

Psychedelic Drugs What are they used for? Some Examples… “Mind Manifesting” Perception and Thinking Some Examples… M L

Club Drugs What are they used for? Designer Drugs CLUBS Examples E P

Depressants - inhibit brain activity, slow body function Opiates – chemically similar to morphine, pain relief and euphoria, mimic the brain’s endorphins Stimulants - increase brain activity, speed up body function, produce feelings of optimism and boundless energy Psychedelics - distort sensory perceptions Club Drugs-Used at clubs/raves, synthetic

Psychoactive Drugs Change mood and perceptions What are the 5 different types of psychoactive drugs?

Use V Abuse Use: when you are 21, going to the bars with your friends on Friday night to relax and have fun Abuse: when you are 21, going to the bars with your friends every night because you need to de-stress Abuse: recurrent substance use that results in disruption of academic, social or occupational functioning or in legal or psychological problems Create your own Use v Abuse and put it on your warm-up paper

Dependence V Addiction Does anyone know the difference? Opiates are a good example (morphine)

PHYSIOLOGICAL Dependence When your body develops a dependence for the drug; it is basically UNAVOIDABLE when dealing with physical problems. Must take the drug to avoid withdrawal PHYSIOLOGICAL

Psychoactive Drugs Addiction: psychological compulsive need for and use of a habit- forming substance Examples: drugs, sex, gambling, eating, alcohol, tobacco, pornography, exercising, internet?

Psychoactive Drugs Common Properties: Physical dependence Tolerance Withdrawal symptoms Drug rebound effect

Tolerance Increasing amounts of a physically addictive drug are needed to produce the original, desired effect Examples?

Drug Drug dose Big Response to first exposure After repeated Small Large Drug dose Little effect Big Drug Response to first exposure After repeated exposure, more drug is needed to produce same effect

Withdrawal Symptoms Unpleasant physical reactions, combined with intense drug cravings Occur when abstaining from a drug when physically dependent Examples?

Rebound Effects Withdrawal symptoms are opposite to the drugs action Examples?

Before drug use After drug use

Before drug use After drug use

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