Module 18: Psychoactive Drugs

Readings

Md18, "Psychoactive Drugs," pages 180-88.

Learning Targets

18-1 Describe substance use disorders.

18-2 Discuss the roles that tolerance and addiction play in substance use disorders, and how the concept of addiction has changed.

18-3 Identify the depressants, and describe their effects.

18-4 Identify the stimulants, and describe their effects.

18-5 Identify the hallucinogens, and describe their effects.