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What is a psychoactive drug?
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Any substance that directly alters the normal functioning of the CNS.
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What are the types of psychoactive drugs and what do they do?
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Stimulants-Confidence, eager to perform, energy, rapid speech
Depressants-Slow heartbeat, muscle relaxant, addictive, induces sleep Psychedelic-Alters sensory input, hallucinations |
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What are some types of stimulants?
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Cocaine, caffeine,
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What are some types of depressants?
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Alcohol, benzos, heroine, opiods
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What are some types of psychedelics?
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LSD, Ecstasy, mushroom, marihuana,
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How many ways can drugs be consumed?
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Ingestion
Injection Inhalation Absorption |
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Describe drug tolerance.
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A state of decreased sensitivity to a drug's effect the results from prior exposure.
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How is tolerance measured?
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1. Decreased in the response elicited by the same dose of the drug
2. Increase in the amount of drug required to produce the same effect |
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Exposure to one drug can lead to the development of tolerance to another drug's effects is called?
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Cross Tolerance
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What are the two tolerance effects?
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1. Metabolic tolerance- effect that results from a decrease in the amount of drug reaching the target cells
2. Functional tolerance- a decrease in the ability of the drug to influence the target cells |
