Caffeine and Related Xanthines

use of caffeine and related substance in US and worldwide

products that contain caffeine and the average dose they provide

examples of other xanthines (lecture)

common effects of caffeine and related compounds
    1) on the body

    2) on behavior/psychological functioning

    3) on the brain (how does it work, brain chemicals affected and how,
        where does it exert its effects)

characteristics of caffeine absorption, distribution, metabolism and half-life

factors which can alter half-life

medical uses for caffeine and related drugs & how these relate to body effects

positive and negative effects on performance

side-effects

excessive dose effects (caffeinism)

possible health (including mental health) risks ( & degree to which there is evidence for those risks)

risks to fetus or pregnancy; effects during nursing

withdrawal symptoms

Nicotine and Tobacco

tobacco use in US, especially what is known about starting smoking and adolescent smoking

deaths dues to smoking

components of tobacco smoke (lecture)

nicotine content of cigarettes, smoking characteristics affecting absorption

nicotine provided by other forms (chew, snuff, gum, etc.)

metabolism of nicotine; metabolite; half-life

non-tolerant response to nicotine

effects of the active ingredient nicotine on:

    1) the body

    2) behavior/psychological functioning

    3) on the brain (how does it work, brain chemicals affected and how,
        where does it exert its effects)

characteristics of nicotine dependency

withdrawal symptoms

interaction between nicotine withdrawal and use of caffeine

adverse effects on health; number of deaths due to various tobacco-related illnesses

effects of carbon monoxide

effects of smoking on blood vessels, on lungs, on cancer

benzo(a)pyrene and its effects

passive (secondhand) smoke

effects of smoking on fetus (and prolonged effects on offspring)

treatment approaches to nicotine dependency

pharmacotherapy options

    types of nicotine replacement

    buproprion (Zyban)