GCU Drugs, Neurotransmitters and Mental Illness Essay

Drugs, Neurotransmitters and Mental Illness Discussion88 unread replies.88 replies.This has actually been debated for years. And there is a lot of misinformation on the topic. Anti-Drug organizations are notorious for making claims that drugs can cause mental illness. But these claims are usually based on anecdotal evidence, not scientific research. It is possible that certain drugs may adversely affect someone already prone to mental illness, producing that ?triggering event? that pushes them over the edge. But can drugs actually produce mental illness in a perfectly normally functioning individual?So I?d like to do a little research on this. Are there any legitimate scientific findings to  indicate that the use of certain drugs could actually induce mental illness? I?m going to extend the time frame for this one because it?s going to be difficult to sort through all the contradictory claims being made. Sometime this week make an initial post regarding your opinion on the possibility that the use of certain drugs could induce mental illness. And cite evidence you found in support of that claim. Then next week, respond to the claims made by your classmates. You might even want to research evidence that supports or disputes their claims. Obviously, I?m desperately trying to come up with a discussion topic about neurons and neurochemistry that is actually interesting.