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Show Detail: Substance Abuse: Current Concepts, Class 12

ShowID

535

Event Date:

8/16/2006

Length:

00:58:10

Category:

GSU Telecourse

Producer

GSU

Project

Substance Abuse: Current Concepts

Comments

Comments: Reviews the history, pharmacological properties, and effects of caffeine products. Discussion examines how this psychoactive drug is habitually perceived as a mild stimulant as opposed to an actual drug. Discussion uncovers how caffeine is restricted more by supply and demand than regulation, and students compare how the social status of caffeine contrasts dramatically with that of alcohol and tobacco. The lesson concludes with a discussion of concerns related to caffeine use.

LocalID:

SACC D3T4

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