Brain & Behavior Ch 15

Front 1

this route is preferred for many drugs; it is easy and safe, but unpredictable; drugs either pass through the stomach wall or reach the intestine to be absorbed

Back 1

oral ingestion

Front 2

this route offers strong, fast, predictable effects; administration can be made into fatty tissue beneath the skin, muscles, or directly into veins (bloodstream delivers drug directly to brain)

Back 2

injection

Front 3

this route is difficult to regulate dosage and can cause damage if in chronic use; the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream through the network of capillaries in the lungs

Back 3

inhalation

Front 4

drug is administered through the nose, mouth, or rectum

Back 4

absorption through mucous membrane

Front 5

state of decreased sensitivity to a drug that develops as a result of exposure to it

Back 5

drug tolerance