chapter 15 concepts

Question 1

pharmacological

Answer 1

pertaining to the scientific study of drugs

Question 2

what concepts does chapter 15 in the book introduce you to?

Answer 2

this chapter introduces you to basic pharmacological principles and concepts, compares the effects of 5 common addictive drugs, and reviews the research on the neural mechanisms of addiction.

Question 3

psychoactive drugs

Answer 3

drugs that influence subjective experience and behavior by acting on the nervous system

Question 4

4 routes of drug administration

Answer 4

oral ingestion, injection, inhalation, or absorption through the mucous membranes of nose, mouth or rectum