Drugs vocab
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| Psychoactive Drugs | Chemical substance that alters brain, and changes perceptions and moods
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| Psychoactive Drugs examples | Depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens
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| Depressants | Drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions
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| Depressant examples | Alcohol, barbiturate, opiods
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| Alcohol | Depressant= Disinhibitor , slows nervous system, disrupts memory, reduces self awareness
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| Barbiturate | Depressant= Depress, reduce anxiety, impair memory and judgement and tranquilizer
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| Opiods | Depressant= Depress CNS, temporarily lessen pain and anxiety
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| Stimulants | Excite neural activity, speed up body functions (caffeine, ecstasy)
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| Nicotine | Stimulants
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| Cocaine | Stimulant= temporarily increases alertness/euphoria
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| Methamphetamine | Stimulant= stimulates CNS
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| Ecstasy | Stimulant= produces euphoria, social intimacy
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| Hallucinogens | Psychedelic drug, distorts perception, evokes sensory images
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| LSD | Hallucinogen
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| Marijuana | Hallucinogen= relaxation, relief of pain
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| Tolerance | Brain adapts to drug, and user needs to take more for desired effects
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| Substance use disorder: when do symptoms begin? | 6-12 hrs (short acting) and 30 hrs (long acting)
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| SUD: When do symptoms peak? What are symptoms? | 72 hrs (nausea, vomiting, cramps, diarrhea, depression)
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| Substance use disorder | Disorder by continues substance use despite significant life disruption
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| When does brain increase dopamine? What pathway? | When rewarded, pathway mesolimbic dopamine
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| How does brain release dopamine? | Pathway starts in ventral tegmental area, connects to nucleus accumbent, drug activates VA which signals NA to release dopamine
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| Behavioral Addicions | ED, gambling, exercise, shopping, hoarding, relationships
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