Drug Types
A drug class that includes SSRIs, SNRIs, and TCAs such as Prozac, Effexor XR, and Amitriptyline respectively.
What are antidepressants?
A drug that has lower levels of abuse, ex: ambient
what is a schedule 4 drug?
Symptoms like agitation, abnormal eye moments, and vomiting when too much serotonin is present in the body
What is serotonin syndrome?
A clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotional regulation, or behaviour
What is a mental disorder?
compulsive drug seeking and use, despite adverse consequences
what is addiction?
LSD,DMT, and mescaline are examples of
what are Hallucinogens (psychedelics)
Two drugs that are typically schedule 1 and cause a feeling of disconnection or detachment from reality
what are Ketamine and PCP?
A substance that is administered in a suspected opioid overdose
What is naloxone?
False perceptions of sensory experiences, most commonly auditory or visual.
What are hallucinations?
a fancy word for withdrawals for a stimulant, causes irritability, impatience, insomnia, and craving
what is nicotine abstinence syndrome
A broad class of drugs that increase the activity of the CNS
what is a stimulant?
The psychoactive component of marijuana
What is THC?
Small pupils, blue skin or lips, and shallow breathing
What are symptoms of an opioid overdose?
Genetics, poverty, exposure to violence, and inequality are all ___________ for developing a mental disorder.
What are risk factors/predispositions?
the type of drug that does not increase dopamine at the nucleus accumbens
what are psychedelics
substances that, when taken in or administered into one's system, affect mental processes, e.g. perception, consciousness, cognition or mood and emotions
What are psychoactive drugs?
Synthetic opioid that is roughly 100x more potent than morphine
What is fentanyl?
The name brand naloxone nasal spray
What is Narcan?
Behavioural and cognitive disorders, that arise during the developmental period
What are neurodevelopmental disorders?
The most common substance disorder that affects 10% of the population
What is alcohol use disorder?
The difference between this and another stimulant is primarily the missing methyl group on its structure
what is amphetamine
A drug must cross the ____ ____ ____ in order to have a psychoactive effect.
What is the blood brain barrier?
Fire stations, local libraries, most Walgreens or independent pharmacies, and online from Utah Naloxone.
Where can I get naloxone (usually for free)?
what is the difference between CBD and THC
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This age group struggles the most with substance abuse issues
What is the 18-25 year old age range