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Alcohol
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-Depressants
-judgement slows down -increases GABA -2/3 americans drink alcohol -3rd leading killer in US |
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Barbiturate
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-Nembutal and Seconal
-depressant -sleep aids -overdose impairs memory, descision making, cause death |
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Tranquilizer
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-Valium and Xanax
-depressant -reduces anxiety, increased relaxation -fast tolerance |
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Opiate
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-Narcotic
-depressant -supresses CNS activity -increased appetite for food and sex -pain killers (morphine/herione) by affecting synpase of endorphine -STD by sharing of needles |
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Caffeine
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-stimulants
-caffeinism: overindulgence in caffeiene which leads to anxiety, sleep disruption, irritability,.. -effects pleasure center |
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Nicotine
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-Stimulant
-affects reward center and raises dopamine level -improved attentio/alertness, reduced anger, pain relief |
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Amphetamines
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-Stimulants
-"uppers", "crystal meth": made by household products -releases enormous amounts of dopamine -boosts energy, alertness, weight loss |
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Cocaine
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-Stimulant
-snorted, injected-> floods the bloodstream rapidly -"rush" depletes dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrin -agitation and depression follows |
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Ecstasy (MDMA)
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-Stimulant and hallucinogenic
-X, XTC -"empathogen"; feels warm bonds with others -impairs cognitive thinking -destroys axon that releases serotonin--> leads to depression |
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Marijuana
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-THC d.n. affect neurotransmitter, but disrupts membrans of neurons and functioninig of neurotransmitters
-excitatory, depressive, hallucinatory (thus, difficult to categorize) -for treatment of glaucoma eye disorder |
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LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
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-hallucinogen
-ojects change shape and glow -unfluences sense of time -acts primarily on serotonin |