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Alcohol
-Depressants
-judgement slows down
-increases GABA
-2/3 americans drink alcohol
-3rd leading killer in US
Barbiturate
-Nembutal and Seconal
-depressant
-sleep aids
-overdose impairs memory, descision making, cause death
Tranquilizer
-Valium and Xanax
-depressant
-reduces anxiety, increased relaxation
-fast tolerance
Opiate
-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
Caffeine
-stimulants
-caffeinism: overindulgence in caffeiene which leads to anxiety, sleep disruption, irritability,..
-effects pleasure center
Nicotine
-Stimulant
-affects reward center and raises dopamine level
-improved attentio/alertness, reduced anger, pain relief
Amphetamines
-Stimulants
-"uppers", "crystal meth": made by household products
-releases enormous amounts of dopamine
-boosts energy, alertness, weight loss
Cocaine
-Stimulant
-snorted, injected-> floods the bloodstream rapidly
-"rush" depletes dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrin
-agitation and depression follows
Ecstasy (MDMA)
-Stimulant and hallucinogenic
-X, XTC
-"empathogen"; feels warm bonds with others
-impairs cognitive thinking
-destroys axon that releases serotonin--> leads to depression
Marijuana
-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
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
-hallucinogen
-ojects change shape and glow
-unfluences sense of time
-acts primarily on serotonin