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| new drugs created by people trying to circumvent the illegality of a drug by modify it into a new compound |
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| psychoactive drugs/ effects |
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| all major biological explanations related to drug abuse that these substances exert to drug assume that substances exert their PA effects by altering brain chemistry or neuronal activity. |
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| users who are mostly influenced by their peers to use and curiosity mostly rec use |
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| a person who spends a lot of time on finding their next high, all they talk about is drugs, and become connoisseurs on street drugs |
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| are people who go back and forth between drug use for please and pain. generally focus on using other ppl drugs go back and forth from chronic to experimenter drug use |
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| chemical messengers released by the nervous cells for communication with other cells |
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| physical and or physiological effects derived from not using a drug |
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| the correlation between how much drug is taken and its effects |
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| the ratio of the toxic to the therapeutic dose |
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| The perfect drug to cure a disease with no danger of side effects |
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| the amount of drug needed to have an effect |
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| the capacity of one drug to do cause damage or adverse effects in the body |
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| effects created when drugs are taken together with similar effects |
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| the ability of of one drug to enhance the effects of another drug |
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| when the effects of 2 drugs taken together cancel each other out or lessen the effects if taken individually |
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| the study of factors that influence the distribution and concentration of drugs in the body. |
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| the minimum dose of a drug given to have an effect |
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| the maximum drug effect no matter what the dose |
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| something that cause a physical effect on the fetus |
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| paradoxical or rebound effect |
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| an effect mostly cause by psychological factors independent of the pharmacological activity of the drug |
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| amount of drug needed to reach a desired effect or outcome |
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| chemical alteration of drugs by body process |
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| the maintenance of internal stability, often biochemical in nature |
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| specialized nerve cells that make up the nervous system and neuron transmitters |
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| an extension of the neural cell body with which electrochemical signals travel |
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| special proteins in a membrane that are activated by natural substances or drugs at alter cell function |
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| site of communication between a message-sending neuron and its message-receiving target cell |
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| short branches of cells of neurons that receive transmitter signals |
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| a type of substance that activates a receptor |
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| a drug that blocks another drug from producing its effects |
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| controls the unconscious functions of the body |
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| relating to hormones, their function, and sources |
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| chemical messengers released into the body by glands; regulatory chemicals released by endocrine system |
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A. Acetylcholine
B. Norepinephrine
C. Epinephrine
D. Dopamine
E. Serotonin |
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Function: slows the heart, controls use of voluntary muscles.
Normal amounts result in: increase muscle activity, motor coordination.
Too much ACH results in: muscle tremors, memory losses, involuntary muscle reflexes.
Complete depletion of ACH results in: confusion, hallucinations. |
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Associated with arousal reactions and moods.
Depletion results in: depression or crash after high. Doses of amphetamines prevents reabsorption of norepinephrine. |
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Powerful heart stimulant
Increases heart rate
Increases blood output
Effects: excitatory or stimulates. |
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Function: Brains coordination and integration of fine muscular movements.
Brains memory and emotions
Unbalanced levels result in: paranoia, overly suspicious behavior, over-stimulates the fright center. |
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Regulates sleep-wake patterns
Regulates body temperature
Prevents depression
Depletion results in: hyperactivity, insomnia, agitation, severe emotional depression. |
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| Responsible for receiving sensory input, interpreting incoming information and initiating voluntary motor behavior. |
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| Regulates emotions (fear, rage, anxiety) memory, endocrine activities |
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| Primary centers for involuntary motor functions involving posture and muscle tone |
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| Integrates information and serves as key control center for the Autonomic nervous system (ANS) |
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| Reticular activating system (RAS) |
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| To control the arousal level of the brain |
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