What you’ll learn to do: examine the characteristics and complications of depressants, alcohol, and stimulants
In this section, you will learn about some of the general characteristics of commonly abused drugs, such as depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens. Then you’ll learn more about alcohol use and abuse and complications caused by stimulant use disorder.
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This CrashCourse video gives an excellent overview of altered states of consciousness caused by psychoactive drugs.
You can view the transcript “Altered States: Crash Course Psychology #10” here (opens in new window).
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