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| Classes of Mood altering Drugs |
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| There are four main classes of mood altering drugs: Stimulants, Opioids, Sedative Hypnotics, and Hallucinogens. |
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Caffeine
Nicotine
Cocaine
"Crack"
Methamphetamine
"Crank"
"Speed"
"Ecstacy" or MDMA
"Bath Salts"
Prescription Psycho- stimulants:
• Amphetamine
• Methylphenadate
• Cylert
• Dexadrine
• Diet pills |
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Opium
Heroin
Prescription opioids
• Codeine
• Morphine
• Hydromorphone
• Oxycodone
• Methadone
• Buprenorphine |
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Alcohol
Benzodiazepines:
• Diazepam
• Lorazepam
• Clonazepam
• Aprazolam
• Rohypnol
• etc.,
Barbiturates
- Soma
- Fiorinal
- Fioricet |
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Phencyclidine
LSD
Marijuanna
"Spice"
Khat
Mescaline
Mushrooms
Jimson weed |
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• dilated (widening) pupils
• increased attention
• increased reflexes
• increased blood pressure and heart rate
• increased alertness
• decreased need for sleep
• decreased appetite. |
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• constriction (narrowing) of the pupils
• dry eyes
• dry mouth
• constipation
• sedation or sleepiness
• slowing of the heart rate and breathing rate
• decreased blood pressure
• pain relief. |
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| Sedative hypnotic they can cause: |
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• relief of anxiety
• sleepiness
• impairment of judgment
• bizarre behavior
• when used at too high a dose, coma or even death. |
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| alter perception as part of their central nervous system or brain effect. This group includes LSD, phencyclidine (PCP), marijuana, and a variety of plants. Hallucinogens cause a low degree of judgment impairment when users become intoxicated. The altering of perception seems to include many different effects such as visual distortions, spatial distortions, and loss of time perception. |
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| Five Critical Compounts of Treatment |
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Definition
1.Comprehensive Assessment
2. Patient- Treatment Matching
3. Comprehensive Services
4. Relapse Prevetion
5. Accountability |
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Term
| The Central Nervous System |
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Definition
| The brain and spinal cord |
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| The Peripheral Nervouse System |
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| the nervous that branch out from the central nervous system and connect the system to body pats |
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| 2 Sub divisiions of the Peripheral nervous system |
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1. Somatic System - comprised of the cranial and spinal nerves which connect the CNS to the skin and skeletal muscles.
2. Autonomic System - the nerves which connect the CNS to the varius body including the heart , stomach intestines and various glands. These nerves fuction involuntarily ( controlled by the brain automatically, without conscious control effort)There are 2 subdivision of this |
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| wich prepares the body for activities which expands energy |
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| aids the body in returning to normal after a period of ecpending energy couterbalance the activities ot the sympatic division |
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