NCAC Study Guide – Stimulants

NCAC Study Guide – Stimulants Most popular psychoactive chemical - ANS-Caffeine Most common addiction in America and has the highest relapse/recidivism rates - ANSNicotine Stimulant effects - ANS-increase energy, weight loss, suppress appetite, improve ability to focus, treat depression, treat edema (fluid retention and swelling), treat respiratory issues, increase blood pressure, elevated temperature, irregular heart beat, constriction of blood vessels, increase blood sugar, dilated pupil, sexual stimulation, runny nose, increase urination, sweating, dry mouth, muscle twitching, nausea, ringing in ears seizures, flushed face, chills, flash of light Methamphetamine (Meth) - ANS-substitution for cocaine and amphetamine - produce more intense effects made by chemist using common chemicals readily obtainable from internet meth on neurotransmitter - ANS-Norepinephrine - raise heart rate and blood pressure and constricts blood vessels - death from heart attack or stroke Meth tolerance - ANS-tolerance to euphoric effect and appetite-suppressing effect - need higher dose to obtain same effect reverse tolerance can develop - risk for overdose reverse tolerance - ANS-increased sensitivity to a drug with repeated use of it Methylphenidate - ANS-Concerta, Ritalin treatment for ADHD Not high risk for overdose, but at high doses, tremors, seizures and strokes can occur Cocaine - ANS-a powerful and addictive stimulant, derived from the coca plant, producing temporarily increased alertness and euphoria freebase cocaine - ANS-Solidified form of cocaine that is smokable A substance produced when cocaine hydrochloride is mixed with an alkali solution such as ammonia, and then heated. crack cocaine - ANS-"cheap basing" or "dirty basing" cocaine. Has more impurity than freebase but is purer than the original powder cocaine half life - ANS-...