(see pharmacology sheet for each drug) You may use the class notes outline from but you must include specific information in each section. List every part of the pharmacology outline. Make sure to define and explain the following: Antidiuretic hormone, Blackouts, Disinhibition, depressant, tolerance, tissue tolerance, FAS, and dangers of withdrawal from alcohol. Category Terminology Method of Administration SHORT TERM Physiological Effect; Psychological Effect LONG TERM Physiological Effect; Psychological Effects OVERDOSE / Toxic Effects WITHDRAWAL Syndrome/ Detox considerations Briefly describe the origins-where did alcohol originally come from? What are previous patterns of alcohol use in the USA? How much and how long has alcohol been used here? How was alcohol part of our American culture? Describe Prohibition; how long did it last, what happened to alcohol use, what other problems arose, what did we learn from this? How did drinking patterns change when prohibition was removed? What are some current laws, regulations and cultural norms about drinking
in the USA? How many people or what percentage of the population are using alcohol now? See the resources cited below to find current use patterns, treatment statistics for most drugs. If available, include information (briefly) about the impact on society (examples: drunk driving statistics, crime, number of deaths per year, other relevant data) : NIDA= Look for “infofacts” on each drug for basic information and patterns of use , (NIAAA) National Institute of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS Available Also look for reports. Reports usually cite recent use patterns by these 2 categories: Lifetime use (have you ever tried ____ at least once in your life) and regular users (have you used _____in past month). use generally reflects what percent of the population has ever tried a drug. users generally reflect people who are using the drug regularly, and may or may not have a problem with it. Sometimes there is information about new first time users or . This information indicates whether the rate of use is going up or down.