Drug and behavior chapter 13 and 14

A toxin causes bodily

harm

When a drug binds to its receptor and activates it, the drug is called an

agonist

When a drug binds to its receptor and blocks it, the drug is called a

antagonist

How well a drug does what it does defines

efficacy

Drugs administered through the skin are called

transdermal

Drugs applied to mucous membranes are called

transdermal!

Drugs administered through smoking or huffing are called

inhalants

What are the way drugs can be administered through injection

intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intravenous

Drugs administered through swallowing are called

oral

The process by which drugs are changed in the liver to a form easily excreted in urine is called

metabolism

The therapeutic window describes

the level at which a drug is maintained for maximum efficacy

The process by which a person has smaller and smaller reactions to the same dosage of a drug is called

tolerance

The first adaption to long term drug use happens in the

liver

When people overdose after taking a dose of drug they normally tolerate is an example of ___ in drug taking behavior

environment

The reaction the body has when a person stops taking a drug he/she has regularly used is called

withdrawl

A person can be dependent and go through withdrawl even from drugs which are not addicting

false

What are the drugs of choice for anxiety

opioids and cocaine

What are the drugs of choice for bipolar II

alcohol and marijuana

What is the drug of choice for ocd

cocaine

The therapeutic window is keeping the drug high enough to maintain ____ but low enough to not cause ___

effectiveness and toxicity