Introduction to Psychology 1/IPSY103/Substance use and abuse/Overview

Correlations between usage of 18 legal and illegal drugs. Medium, strong, and very strong correlations are indicated by the colour of link.

“	It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy.	”
—Chinese Proverb

Learning outcomes

By the end of this learning pathway you should be able to:

1. Describe the diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders
2. Identify the neurotransmitter systems affected by various categories of drugs
3. Describe how different categories of drugs effect behavior and experience