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Psychopharmacology Flashcards

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What does ADME stand for?

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  • administration/absorption ~ how the drug gets into the blood
  • distribution ~ how the drug gets to the brain
  • metabolism ~ how the drug gets broken down - enzymes
  • elimination ~ how the drug leaves the body
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What are the 5 methods of drug administration?

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  • Injection ~vein, muscle, skin
  • Inhalation
  • Mucus membrane absorption ~ snorting
  • Ingestion
  • Transdermal ~ through your skin
  • from fastest to slowest (mostly)
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What happens along with speed?

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  • the fastest techniques get the most of the drug to the brain but has less filtration
  • fastest techniques are frequently the shortest lasting techniques
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What are the 5 ways a drug messes with synaptic communication?

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  • neurotransmitter synthesis
  • neurotransmitter storage
  • neurotransmitter release
  • binding of the neurotransmitter
  • reuptake/breakdown of the neurotransmitter
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What happens to the brain mechanisms/circuits?

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  • dopaminergic circuits
  • mesolimbic “reward” system
    ~ nucleus accumbens (linked to serotonin)
    ~ ventral tegmental area (VTA) (linked to serotonin too)
    ~ locus coeruleus, amygdala, hippocampus, insula all linked as well
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What is addiction?

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  • continued compulsive use of drugs despite adverse health or social consequences
    ~ multiple lead to addiction
  • mental side
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What is dependence?

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  • physical need for the substance
  • biological changes lead to dependence
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What is tolerance?

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  • the body became more efficient at metabolizing the drug
  • the cells may change their structure to become more resistant to the effect of the drug
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What are withdrawals?

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  • when the body expects the drug to come, but the drug does not come
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What neurotransmitters are catecholamines?

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  • dopamine
  • norepinephrine
  • epinephrine
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What neurotransmitters are indoleamines?

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  • serotonin
  • melatonin
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What are the other neurotransmitter families?

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cholinergic ~ Ach
- Glutamate/GABA
- ATP
-Endorphins, Enkephalins, Substance P

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What does Catecholamines do?

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  • the NTs come from the same starting material
  • Tyrosine -> L-DOPA –> Dopamine–> Norepinephrine
    –>Epinephrine
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What does Dopamine do?

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  • a few different circuits
    ~ higher level functions like Learning and Memory
  • Pleasure ~ addiction
  • movement systems
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What does norepinephrine and epinephrine do?

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  • both activate the sympathetic nervous system
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What does epinephrine do?

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  • Epinephrine gives a shorter, more immediate, physical increase in energy
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What does norepinephrine do?

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  • norepinephrine gives a milder, longer lasting increase
    ~ both physical and mental
    ~ attention, focus, and confidence
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What is the cycle of Indoleamines?

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  • Tryptophan –> 5HTP –> Serotonin –> Melatonin
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What does Serotonin do?

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  • think depression
  • spread throughout the brain (not clustered like other NTs)
  • sleep, mood, appetite
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What does Melatonin do?

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  • sleep
  • hormone from the pineal gland
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What does Cholinergic do?

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  • use Acetylcholine as their NT
  • found at the neuromuscular junctions ~ movement
  • possibly involved in learning and memory
    ~ linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
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What does Glutamate do?

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  • most common excitatory NT in the CNS
  • linked to many many functions
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What does GABA do?

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  • most common inhibitory NT in the CNS
  • linked to many many functions
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What does ATP do?

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  • pain perception
  • autonomic nervous system
    ~ bladder, heart, gut, vas deferens
  • by products are also NTs
    ~ ADP, AMP, Adenosine
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What are the other NTs and what do they do?

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  • Endorphins, Enkephalins, Substance P(pain)
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What does an agonists do?

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  • they INCREASE the effect of the NT
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what does an antagonist do?

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  • they DECREASE the effect of the NT
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If the NT is INHIBITORY, what does it do?

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  • agonist lead to MORE inhibition
  • antagonist lead to LESS inhibition
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If the NT is EXCITATORY, what does it do?

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  • agonist lead to MORE excitation
  • antagonist lead to LESS excitation
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What are the 3 reasons people use drugs?

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  • Medical: useful for nausea, pain, anxiety, among other things
  • Recreational: used to relax, get “high”
  • Ritual: connect with spiritual forces
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What stimulants are mainly out there?

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  • cocaine, methamphetamine, nicotine, caffeine
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What depressants are mainly out there?

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  • alcohol, heroin, fentanyl, opioids
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What hallucinogens are maninly out there?

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  • marijuana, ecstasy
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What areas does cocaine and methamphetamine effect?

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  • primary on catacholamines
  • Dopamine: highly addictive and psychosis
  • Norepinephrine and Epinephrine: physically stimulating (physical and mental)
  • also impacts serotonin and acetylcholine system
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What is the long term affect of coke and meth on dopamine?

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  • to much dopamine: paranoia and anhedonia (lack of pleasure)
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What is the long term affect of coke and meth on serotonin?

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  • to much serotonin: insomnia, depression (sleep and mood problems)
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What is the long term affect of coke and meth on norepinephrine and epinephrine?

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  • to much: exhaustion, lethargy, and low blood pressure
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What is the long term affect of coke and meth on acetylcholine?

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  • to much: tremors, memory lapses, confusion
  • links to memory and movement
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What does Nicotine do?

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  • primarily acts on dopamine and acetylcholine receptors
  • Dopamine: highly addictive
  • Acetylcholine: reaction time - short term increase, long term decrease
  • tremors long term
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What does caffeine do?

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  • primary acts on adenosine receptors
  • helps with pain
  • mildly stimulates catecholamines: energy and focus ; mildly addictive
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What does alcohol do?

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  • primarily acts as a GABA agonist ~ less brain activity
    ~ slows down brain processes generally
  • Dopamine: addictive (heavily addictive)
  • Serotonin: elevates it temporarily, then depletes
    ~ pleasure followed by depression
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What else does alcohol affect?

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  • norepinephrine: confidence
  • endorphins: reduces pain
  • glutamate: memory issues
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What does opioids do?

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  • work on mu, kappa, and sigma opioid receptors
    ~ same place endorphins, enkephalins, and Substance P work
    ~ also found in the GI tract: leads to long term constipation
  • biological changes easily lead to dependence, which can lead to addiction
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What other opioids are included?

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  • heroin, oxycontin, vicodin, fentanyl
45
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What does Marijuana do?

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  • act on the receptors for Anandamide and 2 AG called cannabinoid receptors
  • mostly found in the frontal lobe, cerebellum, limbic system
  • not many in the brainstem ~ probably why physical overdose is rare
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Why does MJ lead to the “munchies”?

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  • stimulates the hypothalamus and triggers hunger
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What does Ecstasy do?

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  • primarily impacts catecholamines and serotonin
  • Dopamine: addictive
  • Norepinephrine and Epinephrine: increased heart rate, blood pressure
  • Serotonin: happy mood, increased appetite, less sleep
  • also increased oxytocin levels which increases empathy

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