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psychoactive drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agonist drugs | drug that mimics neurotransmitter |
| antagonist drugs | drug that blocks neurotransmitter |
| drug categories | stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, opiates |
| stimulants | increase neutral activity (focus attention on diff parts of brain?) -caffeine, cocaine |
| depressants | decrease neutral activity (slow body down) in nervous system -alcohol |
| hallucinogens | distortions in perception and cognition -marijuana (THC) |
| opiates | pain relievers -heroine |
| physical addiction (Ph A) vs psychological addiction (Ps A) | pH A- withdraw, tolerance -body physically cravegs it, will get sick w/o it Ps A- stressed, think you need it, no physical addiction |
| marijuana is a/an | hallucinogen |
| heroine is a/an | opiate |
| meth is a/an | stimulant |
| cocaine is a/an | stimulant |