Drug analysis lecture midterm

psycoactive drugs

Alter mood, thought, or manage neuropsychological conditions

Drug Misuse

Unintentional/inappropriate use of legal drugs (e.g., mixing drugs

drug abuse

Intentional misuse causing harm (physical, emotional, social).

Illicit Drug Use

Use of illegal drugs

how much does illegal drug use cost the U.S.

costs U.S. >$700 billion annually

Negitve Reinforcment

Drug use to relieve pain

risk factors

Low self-esteem, bordem, peer pressure

protective factors

ties to religion,school, parents

Environmental factors

school,peers, parents, neighborhood

high risk groups

teens in low-opportunity, underrepresented areas

experimental use

infrequent from curiosity

social-rec use

drug use to share a social experience (parties, club)

circumstancial-situational use

short term use for immediate releif

intensified use

long-term/ steady use

which type of use do users keep place in society

intensified

which type of use is the most rare

compulsive

compulsive use

lifestyle revolves around drug use

which type of drug use is characterise dby 10 or less uses

experimental

what is the most common type of drug use

social-recreational

the 4th preventable cause of death

alcohol

what age group has the highest drug usage

18-25 yrs

how long has the NSDUH been collecting data

since 1971

what does NSDUH stand for

National Survey on Drug Use

what is the invisible epidemic

drug use above 60yrs old

what are the toxicity types

Acute, Chronic, Behavioral

Acute toxicity

harm from single use

Chronic toxicity

harm from repeted use

behavioral toxicity

interferes with daily functions

what was the first regulated drug

alcohol

what allowed the government into the drug market

Pure food and Drug Act

limited opiate use

Harrison act

what were some arguments AGAINST harrison act

large number of withdrawl
criminal activity will increase

marijuana tax act

forbade recrational use of marijuana
was repealed

t/f 46 states already had anti- marijuana laws before marijuana tax

true

what drug promted Food Drug and Cosmetic act

Elixr sulfan.

what act established FDA

Pure food and Drug Act

what act established OTC vs prescriptions

Humphrey-Durham Amendment

what was established from birth defects from Thalemide

kefaver

what agreement required manufactures to lis side effects

Kefaver

schedule I drugs

No medical utility

schedule II

some medical use but highly abusive

what schedule is heroine

schedule I

what schedule is cocaine

schedule II

what introduced drug schedules

Comprehensive drug abuse prevention and control act

who coined the term “war on drugs”

Nixon

t/f prior to WWII any drug was OTC

true

what model of drug normilization is comsidered a sucess

Dutch

arguments for decriminalization

reduces crime
profit motive

pharmacology

study of drug-organism interactions

Neuron

nerve cell that sends messages between axon and dendrite

synapse

space between axon and dendrite

axon

send impulses

dendrite

recives impulses

Central Nervous system

brain and spine

messeges between neurons are chemical

true

messeges WITHIN neuron are electric

true

neurotransmitters are chemical substances

true

electrical imopulses origionate where

the dendrite

brain reigons

Cerebral cortex, Hypothlamus, limbic system

what is the cerebral cortex funtion

human distinction

what is the hypothalmus function

homeostasis

limbic system

emotions

Reticular activating system

affects sleep/attention

presynaptic drugs

drugs that release neurotransmitter

postsynaptic drugs

drugs that impact the relese storage and synthesis of neurotransmitters

the most commin neurotransmitter

ACH

what neurotransmitter is linked to alzheimers

ACH

what neurotransmitter is for sensory/pain/sleep

serotonin

catecholamines

affects emotional state (dopamine, adrenialine)

amphetamines

masks fatuige by slowing down body temp

MDMA (ecstacy)

effects last 3-6
linked to depression

anabolic steroid

synthetic male growth hormone

what is fyntanyl

narcotic

Federal Analog act

bans drugs structurally simillar to illicit drugs

what drug is structurally similar to ecstasy

BZP

Human growth hormone

pituitary gland
used for legal deficiency, HIV/AIDs, short bowel

most common drug found in athletes

cocaine

what is cocaine

stimulant