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Pharmacology Chap 11

Test 1 Ch. 11

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Addiction The continued use of a substance despite its negative health and social consequences.
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Disorder typically diagnosed in childhood and adolescence characterized by hyperactivity as well as attention, organization, and behavior control issues.
Benzodiazepines Major class of drugs used to treat anxiety disorders.
Cross-tolerance Situation in which tolerance to one drug makes the patient tolerant to another drug.
Delirium tremens (DT) A syndrome of intense agitation, confusion, terrifying hallucinations, uncontrollable tremors, panic attacks, and paranoia caused by alcohol withdrawal.
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) The active chemical ingredient in marijuana responsible for its psychoactive properties.
Designer drugs Substance produced in a laboratory and intended to mimic the effects of another psychoactive controlled substance.
Opioid Substance obtained from the unripe seeds of the poppy plant; natural or synthetic morphine-like substance.
Physical dependence Condition of experiencing unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when a substance is discontinued.
Psychedelics Substance that alters perception and reality.
Psychologic dependence Intense craving for a drug that drives people to continue drug abuse.
Reticular formation Portion of the brain affecting awareness and wakefulness.
Sedative Substance that depresses the CNS to cause drowsiness or sleep.
Substance abuse Self-administration of a drug that does not conform to the medical or social norms within the patient's given culture or society.
Tolerance Process of adapting to a drug over a period of time and subsequently requiring higher doses to achieve the same effect.
Withdrawal syndrome Symptoms that result when a patient discontinues taking a substance on which he or she was dependent.
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