Psychologist in drug examination
AUTHORS : Petrakova T.I.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Clinical Psychology, M.V.
A.I. Evdokimova, Moscow, Russia
YEAR : 2013
Drug, psychotropic substances, psychoactive substances, dopingIn a broad sense, a drug is a chemical substance or substances that affect the vital
functions of the body, and in case of abuse, damaging the physical and mental state. This definition is extremely broad, but for practical purposes, various
grounds are used for classification (by origin, by effect, by therapeutic use and
even by route of administration). The term “narcotic substance” includes three criteria: 1) medical, 2) social, and
3) legal (EA Babayan, 1988).
