How do high versus low doses of this drug compare in altering behavior, mood, and cognition?
Select one brain-altering drug—a street drug,
a prescription drug, or a legal drug, such as alcohol or tobacco.
ALCOHOL
Create a 10- to 15-slide PowerPoint
presentation in which you address the following:
- Identify your drug and define its primary use in our culture.
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Identify rates of use and populations affected by using this
drug. -
Discuss the regions of the brain affected by this drug. How does
this drug alter brain chemistry? - How do
high versus low doses of this drug compare in altering behavior, mood, and
cognition? -
Discuss the implications of one-time, casual, or long-term use on
the physiology of the brain, and on behavior, mood, and cognition. - If a
person developed an addiction to the drug you selected, what therapeutic
interventions would be used to treat the addiction?