Psychoactive Drugs Psychoactivity and Dependence Psychoactive Drug A chemical substance that alters perceptions, mood, or behavior Three common psychoactive drugs ...
Hallucinogens. Now let's open your mind. and your journal. Let's ... What is a hallucinogen? How do they affect the body? X. List two examples of hallucinogens. ...
Cannabis Derivatives: sedative effect on CNS, with some ... Intervention: family and friends confronting the addict about their drug or alcohol problem ...
Most drugs are broken down into metabolites (by-products ... 70s-80s cocaine becomes 'chic' with jetset. & cheap 'crack' cocaine becomes hit in poor areas. ...
Please Do Not Reproduce Without Permission. Psychoactive Drugs the Updated Story ... 'Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined ...
Reticular Activating System begins. Metencephalon. Pons and cerebellum ... Arousal via the reticular activating system. Mood, eating, and sleep via the raphe ...
APA - substance = Drug, Substance dependence = addiction ... Drug Use: The Decades Ahead. Drug research. Drug costs on society. financially and human suffering ...
Psychoactive Drugs & Treatment of the Mentally Ill In the Criminal Justice System Judge Brent A. Carr Tarrant County Medical Examiner s Ninth Annual Conference
Illicit Use of Prescription Drugs in College Students. and. Designer Drugs. Josh Spencer ... With increased prescription rates of adderall and ritalin abuse ...
Teens use Rx drugs only to get high -Myth, teens use Rx drugs to relieve pain, ... Tobacco Peer Pressure is the main reason why teenagers start to smoke.
DRUGS Drug Tolerance The diminishing effect with regular dose of the same dose. Withdrawal Rohypnol-A Date Rape Drug Characteristics 7-10 times more potent than ...
Rx Drug Abuse -Myth or Fact? Teens are not pressured to used Rx drugs like street drugs -Myth, 1/3 of teens they say they feel pressure to abuse Rx drugs.
Psychoactive Drugs (1:27) Click here to launch video Click here to download print activity Hallucinogens Users of hallucinogens sometimes harm themselves physically ...
DRUGS. Drug Tolerance. The diminishing effect with regular dose of ... Cocaine. Crack 'the crash' Hallucinogens. LSD (Acid) Can cause PTSD and schizophrenia. ...
Psychological Dependence-a strong desire to continue using a drug for emotional reasons. ... Fatal OD is possible. Club Drugs-Date Rape Drugs. MDMA, Ecstasy, STP etc. ...
Drugs and Consciousness Psychoactive Drug chemical substance alters perceptions and mood Physical Dependence physiological need for drug marked by unpleasant ...
... adds an emotional overtone to the desire for this manipulation of the reward circuit ... of the medulla disrupting our breathing and heartbeat a truly fatal mix ...
nutmeg and mace common household spices ingestion of large amounts confusion disorientation, impending doom, depersonalization structural resemblance to mescaline ...
CHAPTER 5 Drugs, Addiction, and Reward Psychoactive Drugs * Figure 5.3 The GABAA receptor complex The complex has receptors for GABA, barbiturates, benzodiazepines ...
CHAPTER 16 Drugs, Addiction, and Reward Psychoactive Drugs * Figure 5.7 A normal brain and a brain on cocaine The lower two PET scans show greatly decreased activity ...
Cocaine is on a major comeback. Heroin, Methamphetamine, Steroids, ... Powdered form of cocaine. Can be taken through the veins or in the nose. Types of Cocaine ...
Hallucinogenic Drugs Drugs that create unusual perceptual and cognitive distortions Many different names Psychotomimetic (psychosis mimicking) not used these days
Psychoactive Substances Student Interests * Part 1: Scott is at the rave with his 18-year old son, partying, making out with a 21-year old. Says he needs to leave and ...
Any medication which has the capability to alter mood, ... Diet Pills. Tylenol/NSAIDS/Aspirin. Codeine/Heroin. General Classes of Medications. Antidepressants ...
Khat is a natural stimulant from Catha Edulis, a small tree or large shrub which ... 88 percent of oral cancer patients in the Taiwan area habitually chew betel nut ...
DRUGS OF ABUSE CW2 R. MANDELL CNS DEPRESSANTS Drugs that depress the overall functioning of the Central Nervous System (CNS) to induce sedation, muscle relaxation ...
Peyote is a small spineless barrel cactus (Lophophora williamsii) ... difficulty swallowing and speaking, blurred vision, photophobia, hyperthermia, ...
It is colorless, tasteless, & odorless. Effects: False ... Tasteless & odorless. Often used as a 'Date Rape' drug. Dissolves quickly in carbonated beverages ...
affects motor skills, judgement, and memory. reduces self awareness ... the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgement ...
Can be divided into ... Hallucinogens induce a dreamlike state and hallucinations ... Duration of cocaine's euphoric effects depends on the route of ...
Steroids became Schedule III. Use is banned by Olympics, NCAA, most professional sports ... being used by professional soccer, boxers, cyclists, NFL football ...
DRUGS OF ABUSE PCP PCP can be ingested several ways: Orally In liquid or pill form. Smoked Snorted Injected PCP has been known to be used in combination with ...
Introduction to Drugs Drugs in America Is there a problem? National Drug Control Strategy Plan to decrease drug use and availability in half in 10 yrs. Definitions ...