Unit 3 test study guide Healthful living

LSD definition

-Classic hallucinogen

-lysergic acid diethylamide

-Clear white, odorless, water-soluble

PCP definition

• Phencyclidine

• Dissociative drug

-Snorted, smoked, injected, or swallowed

Psilocybin

• Magic Muschrooms

• Dried or eaten fresh

-Classic Hallucinogen

DMT

Dimethyltryptamine

• Vaporized or smoked in a pipe

-Classic Hallucinogen

Which Dissociative Drug was developed in 1950?

PCP

Which neurotransmitters are affected by Cocaine?

dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine

Which neurotransmitters are affected by Meth?

Dopamine and norepinephrine

Which neurotransmitters are affected by LSD?

Serotonin

Which neurotransmitters are affected by Heroin?

Dopamine, endorphins, and enkephalin

Which neurotransmitters are affected by Marijuana?

Endocannabinoids

Which neurotransmitters are affected by Alcohol?

dopamine

Which neurotransmitters are affected by Nicotine?

Dopamine and acetylcholine

What happens to a person that uses drugs that inhibit breathing or interfere with normal heart rhythm?

They are more likely to die because those drugs are more lethal.

What does drug exposure in adolescents lead to?

Drugs in adolescence can cause learning impairments and Addiction develops faster in Teens.

Tolerance

when you need a higher drug dose to achieve the same effects you used to get with a smaller dose.

Dependance

neurons adapt to repeated drug exposure and only function usually in the presence of the drug

Addiction

repetitive compulsive use of a substance despite the negative consequences to the person dependent on the drug

Relapse

when you are in the process of quitting but then you take the drug and get addicted again

Which drugs mimic natural neurotransmitters?

LSD, Marijuana, NIcotine, and Heroin

Which drug prevents the reuptake of neurotransmitters?

Cocaine

Which drug causes the spill of neurotransmitters?

Methamphetamine

What may high levels of marijuana use in early adolescence be associated with later in life?

Schizophrenia

What happens when a person uses Marijuana related to THC? Related to effects?

THC is the main psychoactive chemical in marijuana. THC can stay in the body for several days.

Which drug has it's own class?

Marijuana has it's own class called cannabinoids.

How did the Opioid pandemic start?

The prescribing of Opioids in 1990

WHat is an effective treatment used to avoid opioid overdose and death?

Doctors prescribe Methadone. Naloxone Nasal Spray

What type of drugs is used for painkillers?

Opioids

Opioids that have no valid medical use?

Heroin

How are Hallucinogenic drugs used?

Oral, Intranasal, Inhalation, Absorption, and Intravenously.

What do all hallucinogens have in common?

They distort someone's perception of reality.

Which Drug prevents the reuptake of dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine?

Cocaine

Tweaking

When the user depletes their supply of stimulants and collapses from sheer exhaustion.

Binging

A pattern of frequently repeated dosing that may lead up to 3 sleepless nights

Which drug causes the spill of dopamine and norepinephrine wherever it's available to be released?

Methamphetamine

What drugs are classified as Stimulants?

Nicotine, Cocaine, Meth, Amphetamine (Adderall). Methenfetadate

what influences the intensity of the psychological effects of stimulants on the brain?

The Intensity depends on the dose and the rate of entry into the brain.

In non-drug circumstances and healthy activities, which neurotransmitter is released?

Dopamine

What is a drug?

A chemical that is put in the body that changes your mental state or body function.

What do drugs attach to that the brain uses for regular neurotransmitters?

They attach to the neuron receptors

What is the neural base for addiction ?

Drugs take charge of the reward system and releases dopamine which creates intense motivation to use the drug.

Do withdrawal systems vary?

Yes, it depends on the symptoms of the drug.