Signs, Symptoms, and Side Effects
What mental health diagnosis has symptoms that are similar to the effects produced by LSD?
What is schizophrenia?
This refers to changes that decrease an individual's response to a set dose of a drug.
What is tolerance?
These are referred to as the chemical messengers released by the neurons for communicating with other cells.
What are neurotransmitters?
The altered signaling of this neurotransmitter is a factor in all chemical dependence and addiction.
What is dopamine?
These categories are defined by a drug’s acceptable medical use and the drug’s abuse or dependency potential.
What are Drug Schedules?
The capacity of a drug to do damage or cause adverse effects in the body.
What is toxicity?
The effects of a low dose of alcohol are more likely to be influenced by the ____________ than the effects of high doses are likely to be.
What is environment?
A substance that alters brain chemistry or neuronal (basic functional cell of the brain) activity is referred to as this.
What is psychoactive?
These cells are responsible for conducting the homeostatic functions of the brain.
What are neurons?
The phase in the cycle of addiction where more of the drug is sought despite the presence of negative physical symptoms.
What is withdrawal?
The difference between the dose of drug necessary to cause a therapeutic effect versus the dose necessary to cause a toxic effect.
What is the margin of safety?
Drugs administered using this type of method can enter the blood almost as quickly as intravenous injection.
What is inhalation?
This term refers to the maintenance of internal stability.
What is homeostasis?
It takes __________ the number of hours as the number of drinks consumed to sober up completely.
What is equal?
This is the principle ingredient of "magic mushrooms", which has similar effects to LSD.
What is psilocybin?
This psychological effect that can occur from ingesting a psychedelic substance is described as a "crossover of the senses"
What is synesthesia?
The ability of one drug to enhance the effect of another.
What is synergism.
The simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions.
What is co-morbidity?
LSD is thought to mirror the effects of this neurotransmitter.
What is serotonin?
When a chemical is readily evaporated at room temperature it is classified as this:
What is volatile?
This synthetic opioid is sometimes used as a pharmacological treatment to relieve withdrawal symptoms from narcotics.
What is methadone?
A drug is said to have this type of interaction when it cancels, or blocks, the effects of another drug.
What is antognistic interaction?
This policy of the FDA allows it to review prescription drugs and evaluate their suitability as OTC products.
What is the switching policy?
These hormones in your body can sometimes act as neurotransmitters, and cause feelings of euphoria, well-being, and cause a decrease in pain signals.
What are endorphins?
This type of effect refers to the maximum effect a drug can have, regardless of dose.
What is the plauteu effect?