Psycho Active Drugs

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Mind altering substances

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Psycho active drugs

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Once in our blood stream, psycho active drugs influence our behavior by altering the function of the

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Central nervous system

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Over A period of hours, but influence of the drug gradually wears off as the ____ produces enzymes that metabolize the drug

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Liver

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Enhance the activity of the CNS

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Stimulants

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Slow down or impair the activity of the CNS

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Depressants

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Distort the brain’s processing of sensory experiences

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Hallucinogens

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Drugs that mimic the action of a particular neurotransmitter or facilitate the release of the neurotransmitter

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Agonists

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Other drugs oppose or block the action of a particular neurotransmitter

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Antagonist

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Both of these produce their behavioral effects by altering the normal functioning of the neurotransmitters

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Agonist and antagonist

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Psychoactive drugs that speed up or enhance the activity of the central nervous system

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Stimulants

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This is the most widely used psychoactive drug, stimulant

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Caffeine

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Another widely used stimulant is obtained primarily from tobacco

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Nicotine

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Caffeine and nicotine are both considered agonist for the neurotransmitter ____ , but they use different mechanisms

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Acetylcholine (ACh)

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These receptors, called nicotinic receptors, control the release of epinephrine from the adrenal gland’s and the release of the neurotransmitters _____ and ___ from neurons in the limbic system

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Dopamine and serotonin

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Caffeine produces its behavior affects indirectly, by blocking the action of, a neurotransmitter like substance that inhibits the release of other neurotransmitters especially dopamine, norepinephrine and ach

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Adenosine

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These were discovered in the late 1800s and were used in the 1930s and the 1940s as a treatment for a wide range of medical problems

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Amphetamines

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Amphetamine abuse became A serious problem in the 1950s and 1960s, especially when it’s more potent forms became available

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Dextroamphetamine and methamphetamine a.k.a. speed

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At Low doses, 20 to 40 mg, ____ produce increase alertness and a sense of euphoria. Also reduces fatigue

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Amphetamines

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At high doses, these can cause muscle tremors, insomnia, aggressive outbursts, meaning less behavior and paranoid delusions

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Amphetamines

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Extracted from the leaves of the coca plant in the form of the white powder

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Cocaine

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Amphetamines and cocaine are both considered

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Dopamine agonists

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Causes more Dopamine to be released into the synaptic gap

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Amphetamine

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Blocks the reabsorption of dopamine into the presynaptic neuron

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Cocaine

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Behavioral effects of these drugs seem to be produced by the overstimulation of dopamine receptors in the ____, a set a brain structures involved in emotion and motivation

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Limbic system

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Psycho active drugs that slow down or impair the activity of the central nervous system

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Depressants

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One class of depressants, often called narcotics, is based on____, A crude extract from the opium poppy

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OPium

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Throughout recorded history, ___ has been one of the world main substance abuse problems

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Opium addiction

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This was isolated as a main active in gradient of opium in the early 1800s

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Morphine

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This is three times as powerful as morphine and discovered in the early 1900s, altering the chemical structure of morphine

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Heroin

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These are among the strongest pain relievers available

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Morphine and heroin

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The brains own natural pain killers

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Endorphins

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_____ disrupts learning and memory. It inhibits the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine throughout the CNS

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Alcohol

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Depressant drugs with effects similar to those of alcohol. These drugs to suppress the activity of the parts of the brain that control arousal and alertness, often prescribed a sleeping medications or to reduce anxiety

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Barbiturate

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Drugs that distort perceptions and conscious experience

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Hallucinogens

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A type of hallucinogen That can produce psychotic reaction

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LSD

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Although technically classed as a hallucinogen, _____ has some similarities to the presence

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Marijuana

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Recently researchers have discovered that the active ingredient of marijuana, a compound called THC, Bynes two neurons in certain regions of the brain, especially with the _____

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Limbic system

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_____ develops as a result of changes that occur in the synaptic receptors for the drug

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Functional tolerance

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Occurs because the liver also adapt to the repeated use of a particular drug by speeding up the production of enzymes to metabolize the drug

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Metabolic tolerance

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When a persons body prepares to counter act the anticipated effects of a drug that is no longer present

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Withdrawal symptoms

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When a user seeks to recapture of the good feelings experienced in the early stages of drug use

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Psychological dependence

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The drug reward system in the brain is very complex, and is contained primarily with in the part of the brain called the

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Limbic system

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Neurons that release of dopamine into an area of the brain called the

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Nucleus acumen a

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Dopamine releasing neurons in the ____ and of the ____ play a central role in morphine addiction

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Central regimental area and the nucleus accumbens

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A ____ link is suggested by evidence that adopted individuals who have alcoholic biological parents are at increased risk for alcohol abuse

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Hereditary

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These are the keys to successful treatment.

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1. produce positive incentive value 2. by slowing me absorption of the drug into the bloodstream for administering an antagonist to block the trans action on the dopamine releasing neurons

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Mind altering substances are called ____ drugs

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Psycho active

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Caffeine is An _____ to the neurotransmitter Acetylcholine because it ____ the acetylcholine' effect

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Antagonist, enhances

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Psychedelic drugs are also called

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Hallucinogens

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World wide, the most commonly used psychoactive drugs are

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Caffeine and alcohol

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Drug reward system in the brain is found primarily in the

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Limbic system