Biological aspects of Addiction
Neurotransmitters are naturally occurring chemicals in the brain that carry messages between special cells called…
Neurons
Most common legal stimulant is...
Coffee
PCP, also known as Angel Dust
What do depressants do to the nervous system?
Slows it down, Causing behaviors and thoughts to slow as well.
True or False: Marijuana is a psychedelic.
TRUE. At high doses Marijuana can produce LSD like changes in a person.
Alcohol & drugs can cause a __________ in neurotransmitter levels.
Imbalance
True or False:
When a drug enters the body through the lungs, more of it reaches the brain and it gets there more rapidly than if it were snorted or even injected.
TRUE.
Name two factors that influence psychedelic drug effects.
Amount, surroundings, previous experience, expectations, attitude and emotional state.
Name the two popular examples of sedatives.
Valium and Xanax.
Another name for ecstasy?
MDMA, X, XTC
True or false:
Physical dependence is the same as Addiction.
FALSE.
Physical dependence is a physical process, the cells in the body become used to the presence to the substance and adapt to it.
Addiction is factored by biological, psychological, social and environmental.
How many heart beats per minute can stimulants cause?
More than 100, which is dangerous.
What drug was developed as a anesthetic?
PCP and related drugs such as Ketamine.
they stop pain by disconnecting the mind from the body, this is called a dissociative anesthetic.
What is the additive effect?
i.e. beer and wine. 1+1=2.
What is a potentiation effect?
1+1= more than 2. Consuming two different depressants creating an effect that is greater than simply increasing one drug.
can lead to overdose.
What is another word for Kindling & what does this mean?
Reverse Tolerance.
a situation in which the body because extremely sensitive to a drug.
I.e. jumping back into the drug with a smaller dose will give the same effect from the dose you stopped at.
Name the Psychological States caused by Stimulant use.
Intoxication, Delirium, Psychosis, Withdrawal.
What two drugs stay in the body longer? Why?
Marijuana and PCP because they are stored in fat cells.
Name three symptoms of opioid withdrawal.
Runny nose, goose bumps, sweating, diarrhe, yawning, fever, insomni, nervousness, racing heart, restlessness, irritability, weakness.
What is the difference between Delirium and Psychosis?
Delirium is a state of confusion, psychosis Is a mental break.
Delirium can contain hallucinations and illusions.
Psychosis is when the person believes experience Is reality, lose touch with reality.
What happens to your neurotransmitters after a long term imbalance?
stimulants are often harder to withdrawal from/produce more cravings. Why is this?
Because the memories of the drug use are engraved in your brain. Stimulants/Uppers are much harder to stay off of.
Name four of the five primary groups of psychedelic.
LSD psychedelic, Amphetamine-related psychedelics, PCP psychedelic, Synthetic Cannabinoids, Marijuana and related drugs.
The most dangerous type of withdrawal is from what depressant? Why?
Sedative-Hypnotic because symptoms may include delirium, psychosis, seizures and possibly death.
Name all three kinds of drugs, one example of each and one take away from each.
Stimulant
Psychedelic/Hallucinogenic
Depressant