Recreation Drugs Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What nicotine in
A
Cigarettes
2
Q
What does nicotine mimic
A
Mimic natural neurotransmitter - acetylcholine
3
Q
What happens when nicotine enters the brain
A
Nicotine attaches to acetylcholine receptors
Receptors excite neuron and release dopamine creating feeling of pleasure
4
Q
How does opioids and cannabis
A
Opioids bond to opioid receptors
Cannabis bondsto cannabinoid receptors
Receptors excite neuron and release dopamine creating feeling of pleasure
5
Q
What does cocaine do and how
A
Blocks re-uptake
Cocaine attaches to the reuptake receptor so that dopamine cannot be reabsorbed into neuron
Levels of dopamine in synaptic gap keeps building
Dopamine receptors get over stimulated
