drugs Flashcards
(41 cards)
most harmful to individual
heroin,crack,meth
most harmful drug
alcohol
most use of drugs amongst teens
weed
more kids try_____ than try_____
alcohol, cig
illegal- $____ in USA
100 billion
billions California: __ billion (cannabis)
14
1 supplier heroin
afghanistan
super lab
meth
legal- Medicare prescription plan- ____ billion through 2014
724
compulsive desire to obtain and use a drug
addiction
physical/ psych need to take a drug
dependency
larger dose of a drug needed for the same effect
tolerance
physical/psych symptoms after stopping
withdrawal
drugs mimic ___________
- morphin acts like ______
- produce the same effect
neurotransmitters,
endorphins
drugs block _________ of __________
- block process of “reuptake”
- keeps drugs in system _____
removal of neurotransmitters,
longer
- increased CNS activity, heightened alertness
- increased arousal, euphoria
- decreased appetite and fatigue
stimulants
legal examples of stimulants
caffeine, nicotine
meth lasts ___ to ___ hours
8-12
nicknames of meth
crystal meth, crank, ice
meth:
3x dopamine as ______
6x dopamine _______produced
______ behaviors
3x dopamine as cocaine
6x dopamine naturally produced
paranoid behaviors
meth deputy brett king
remember
stimulants: how many years?
3000 years incas and descendants
stimulants history:
chewed ___ leaves
- similar stimulant levels to _____
-low levels of _____
chewed coca leaves
- similar stimulant levels to coffee
- low levels of cocaine
cocaine
powdered form from leaves