Alcohol
An ________ facilitates the activity of a neurotransmitter system, making it more likely that the neurotransmitter will bind to the receptors on the receiving cell.
What is an agonist?
The use of ________ causes rapid weight loss, cardiovascular and respiratory effects, high blood pressure, emotional and mental side effects, and changes in the reward/reinforcement pathway.
What are stimulants?
________ drugs decrease activity, moderate excitement, and have a calming effect.
What are Anxiolytic drugs (particularly benzodiazepines)?
This withdrawal process should be done under medical supervision to prevent potentially deadly withdrawal symptoms?
What is heavy alcohol use?
___________ is linked to physiological dependence and occurs when a person requires more and more of the drug to achieve effects previously experienced at lower doses.
What is "Tolerance"?
________ is the most commonly used stimulant in the world.
What is caffeine?
_________ are in a class of drugs that result in profound alterations in sensory and perceptual experiences.
What are Hallucinogens?
The term _______ _______ ______ is appropriate when an individual has taken cannabis and there is a disturbance in attention and an additional disturbance in cognition-like language or perception.
What is "cannabis intoxication delirium"?
At rather low doses, alcohol use is associated with feelings of ___________. As the dose increases, people report feeling _________.
What are "euphoria" and "sedated"?
________ are used in medical settings primarily because of their pain-relieving properties.
What are opioids?
This disorder includes non-psychotic flashbacks, visual hallucinations, and/or distortions.
What is Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD)?
______ ______ ______ is any drinking of alcohol that results in mental and/or physical health problems ranging anywhere from mild and imperceptible without special testing, to severe and grossly overt.
What is Alcohol Use Disorder?
Alcohol and barbiturates are examples of __________.
What are depressants?
Our bodies naturally produce ______________ to reduce pain and produce euphoria.
What are natural "opioids" (endorphins & enkephalins)?
Long-term adverse effects for _______ may include addiction, decreased mental ability, memory loss, possible psychotic symptoms, chronic coughing, and susceptibility to respiratory infections.
________ decrease pain and create feelings of pleasure, related to the increase in endorphins that create these feelings of pleasure.
What are opioids (endorphins and enkephalins)?
Drinking during pregnancy can result in ______ ______ _______ disorders, as well as other developmental difficulties.
What is "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome"?
_________-related death is the most lethal drug epidemic in American history.
What are Opioids?
_____ factors account for 40–60% of the risk factors for alcoholism and addiction.
What are genetic factors?
Acute alcohol administration results in a variety of changes to consciousness. In the United States, a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of ______ is legally intoxicated. In Utah, it's ______.
What are 0.08 & 0.05?