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19 Cards in this Set
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Blackout |
failure to recall events that occurred while drinking even though there is no loss of consciousness |
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Intoxication |
A transient state of physical and psychological disruption caused by the presence of a toxic substance |
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Confabulation |
A fabrication of events when asked questions concerning them because of inability to recall |
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Disulfiram |
a drug that interferes with the metabolism of alcohol so that people soon feel very ill if they drink (Shick Shadel) |
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Distillation |
The process by which the heating of a fermented mixture increases its alcohol content |
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Long term memory |
Memory for remote events. STM to LTM |
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Neuropsychological tests |
Formal ways of measuring behavioral functions that may be impaired by brain lesions |
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Analgesia |
Pain relief produced without loss of consciousness |
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Heroin |
Drug produced by chemically processing morphine. More potent. Major opiate of drug abuse |
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Naloxone |
Short acting opiate antagonist |
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Opium |
Dried sap produced by the poppy plant |
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Anorectic effects |
Causing one to lose appetite, suppression of eating |
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Amphetamines |
Central N S stimulants that act like naturally occurring adrenaline |
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Crack |
a freebase cocaine produced by mixing cocaine baking soda and water. Then heated into rocks |
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Formication syndrome |
Symptoms of itching and feelings as if insects were crawling on skin. Caused by cocaine and amphetamines |
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Stimulant Psychosis |
Paranoid delusions and disorientation resembling the symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia caused by prolonged use of cocaine and or amphetamines |
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Endorphins |
NT's in the brain mimicked by opiate drugs, pain relief and production of pleasure |
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Opium symptoms of withdrawal |
flu like symptoms: runny nose, tearing, sweating, irritability, and tremor. Pupil dilation, anorexia, goose bumps Severe: nausea, diarrhea, sneezing, excessive sweating, pain in bones, spastic movements |
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Name of plant that creates poppies |
Papaver somniferum |
