Depressants
What is a depressant?
A drug that lowers neurotransmission levels
What does a stimulant do?
It raises neurotransmission levels.
Describe what a psychedelic drug does
Produces hallucinations and apparent expansion of consciousness.
What drug produces euphoria and lessening of inhibitions; can have hallucinogenic properties; may cause confusion, depression, anxiety, and paranoia?
Ecstasy
Decreases nervous system activity; impairs decision making; reduces inhibitions; leads to dependency and addiction
Alcohol
Found in coffee, tea, colas, and chocolate; increases CNS activity and metabolism; disrupts sleep.
Caffeine
What does LSD do?
Produces hallucinations, usually visual; increases serotonin; raises levels of emotionality.
What are the side effects of marijuana
What is the side effect of opiates?
Side effects of nicotine
Activates excitatory synapses; leads to tolerance and addiction.
Why is there another category for drugs?
The drugs fit in more than one category.
Produces "rush" of euphoria; reduces pain; highly addictive
Heroin
Produces short-lived "high"; raises blood pressure and heart rate; masks fatigue; blocks reuptake; highly addictive.
Cocaine
How do Barbiturates work?
Slows nervous system activity; move from calm to sleep to coma to death; cause addiction.
Release excess neurotransmitters; slower than cocaine; mask fatigue
Amphetamines