Drug Classes
They Types of Drugs in this Classification include
1.Cocaine
2.Methamphetamines
3.Amphetamines
4.Ritalin
5.Cylert
What are Stimulants?
Motion sickness drugs and cough medicines would be considered
Over the Counter (OTC) drugs
This term is a brain term for the word Tolerance
Neuroadaptation
Bones, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments
Skeletal System
Summation of effects of drugs taken concurrently
Additive Effects
Under the tongue
Sublingual
This type of drug detox cycle integrates medications to manage volatile withdrawal effects and ensure the whole process is as safe and optimal as possible for patients suffering from drug abuse.
Medical Detoxification
This classification of drugs is sniffed or huffed and has immediate effects.
What are inhalants?
This name of drugs is only available with a valid prescription from a prescriber
Prescription
This term defines how nerve cells adapt to circumstances—to respond to stimulation by generating new tendrils of connection to other nerve cells, called synapses, and to respond to deprivation and excess stress by weakening connections.
Neuroplasticity
Heart, blood vessels, and blood
Circulatory/Cardiovascular System Organs
One drug cancels or blocks out effect of another.
Antagonistic (inhibitory) effects
(IV) placing a drug direct into the blood stream
Intravascular
the technique for self- drug detoxification, famously known as “stopping without any weaning period,” doesn’t include clinical mediation, and it can prompt fatalities now and again
Cold Turkey
These drugs result in feelings of euphoria, cause confusion and memory problems, anxiety, a higher heart rate, as well as staggering and poor reaction time.
Cannabinoids
With these types of drugs you’re taking a lot of risks. The drugs are dangerous, and usually there’s no way to know how strong they are or what else may be in them.
Street Drugs
GABA, Dopamine, Acetocholyine are named for
Neurotransmitters
Brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves
Nervous System
◦When a total pharmacological effect produced by concomitant use of two or more drugs is higher than the sum of their original effects: 1+1 = >2
Synergism
(IM) drug injected direct into skeletal muscle
Intramuscular
This type of withdrawal from these class of substances is similar to flu like symptoms
Opiate Withdrawal
This classification of drugs slows down activity in the central nervous system of your body. These drugs are also called “downers” because they slow the body down and seem to give feelings of relaxation.
Depressants
5 groups known as ________________ are federal classifications of drugs
Shedules
The part of the brain used to make decisions is...
Pre-Frontal Cortex
Nose, trachea, and lungs
Respiratory System Organs
How much your body can handle: The more drugs you do, the higher this becomes and the lower the drug effect becomes
TOLERANCE
Absorption through the lungs
Inhalation
This type of withdrawal from this substance includes;
irritability
sleep pattern disruption
vivid dreams
low appetite or weight loss
Cannabis Withdrawal
Types of drugs in this classification include:
1.Codeine
2.Fentanyl and fentanyl analogs
3.Heroin
4.Morphine
5.Opium
6.Oxycodone HCL
7.Hydrocodone bitartrate, acetaminophen
Opioid Drugs and Morphine Derivatives
This schedule of drugs have no medical use and are at high risk for being abused.
Schedule 1
This part of the brain has to do with motivation and goal directed behavior
Nucleus Accumbens (NAc)
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, small and large intestines
Digestive System Organs
Effect of a drug is enhanced by another drug
Potentiation
Absorption of drug through the skin
Transdermal
This substance withdrawal includes:
Muscle pain, sleepiness, anxiety, low mood and sometimes cardiovascular issues
Stimulants: Cocaine and Amphetamines
Types of drugs include:
1.LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
2.Mescaline
3.Psilocybin
Hallucinogens
__________of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of a drug’s active substance in your body to reduce by half. This depends on how the body processes and gets rid of the drug. It can vary from a few hours to a few days, or sometimes weeks.
Half-Life
Dopamine is produced in this area of the brain
Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA)
Glands such as hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, and adrenal
Endocrine System Organs
______________refers to the consumption of one or more illicit substances over a defined period or simultaneously. It was once a diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, but it was eliminated from the DSM-5 criteria.
Poly substance Use
This route of administration takes 30-90 minutes to take effect
Ingestion
This substance withdrawal may include:
nausea, headaches, stomach issues, siezures, appetite changes, and vomiting
Alcohol Withdrawal