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Neurotransmitters
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100
Main excitatory neurotransmitter in CNS.
What is glutamate?
100
Questionnaire used to screen for alcoholism.
What is CAGE?
100
An opiate that has 1/10 the potency of morphine.
What is codeine?
100
Resin extracted from the cannabis plant.
What is hashish?
100
Most commonly used illicit drug in Australia.
What is marijuana?
200
Main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS.
What is gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)?
200
Syndrome characterized by the classic triad of nystagmus, ataxia, and confusion.
What is Wernicke's encephalopathy?
200
An opiate that has double the potency of morphine.
What is heroin?
200
Found in leaves of the South American coca shrub.
What is cocaine?
200
Assessment of consciousness besides the GCS.
What is AVPU?
300
Responsible for reward learning in the brain and a targeted pathway for addictive drugs.
What is dopamine?
300
Drug used to treat alcoholism by inducing an unpleasant response to alcohol.
What is disulfiram?
300
mu, delta, kappa opioid receptors are members of this family of receptors
What are G protein-coupled receptors?
300
Causes hallucinogenic effects mediated by stimulation of serotonin receptor.
What is lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)?
300
Antidote to paracetamol overdose.
What is acetylcysteine?
400
A monoamine neurotransmitter synthesized from tryptophan.
What is serotonin?
400
Enzyme part of the MEOS pathway involved in converting ethanol to acetaldehyde.
What is CYP2E1?
400
A common substitute drug used in opiate withdrawal and addiction.
What is methadone?
400
Causes euphoria through inhibition of dopamine transporters and MAO.
What are amphetamines?
400
Male, age – 25-34, depression, drug abuse and alcohol, lack of social support, history of serious medical condition.
What are risk factors of suicide?
500
Has an inhibitory effect on the heart and an excitatory effect on skeletal muscle.
What is acetylcholine?
500
Used to relieve symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal.
What are benzodiazepines?
500
Drug that treats overdose of opiates by reversing respiratory depression and coma.
What is naloxone?
500
Main active chemical in cannabis.
What is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)?
500
Development of a reversible substance-specific syndrome due to recent ingestion of (or exposure to) a substance.
What is intoxication?