ANSWERS
receptor cite theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅drugs bind to specific receptors within the body
psychoactive drugs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅can alter mood or behavior by acting on neurotrasnmitters
int he brain
change the way the brain works by affecting chemical neurotransmission, either enhancing or
suppressing it.
stimulants include... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅cocaine
amphetamine, methamphetamin,
methylphenidate
cannabis includes.. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅marijuana
hashish, hashish oil
Narcotics
include... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅heroin
morphine
hydrocodone, oxycodone, codeine
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depressants include - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅gamma hydroxybutyrate
benxodiazapines
other depressants
barbituates
,hallucinogens include - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) analogs
LSD
phencyclidine analogs (PCP)
other hallucinogens like shrooms
inhalants - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅amyl and butyl nitrite
nitrous oxide- laughing gas whippets
other inhalits
anabolic steroids - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅testosterone
others
what is the most common route of administration of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅oral ingestion
what are the 2 quickest routes to the brian - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅inhalation, and intracenous
injection
transdermal/ inuction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅absorbed thoruhg the skin, vagina or anus
polydrug - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅where several substances are taken simultaneouslt
synergism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the effects of two or more drugs are multioplied beyond what is
expected if eacg were take . alone
inhibition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the effects of one drug are eliminated or reduced by the prescene of
another drug
cross tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅where the tolerance to one drug transfers to a second dryg
, drug misuse vs drug abuse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅misuse- involves using a drug for a purpose other
than what it was intended for
abuse- the excessive use of any drug, may cause serious harm
both can lead to addicito
cocaine is a ___ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CNS stimulant
High doses can lead to increased heart rate and blood pressure, weight loss, convulsions, muscle
twitching, and other effects.
what is caffeine made from - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅xanthines
marijuana active ingredient - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅THC, tetrahydrocannabinol,
psychoactive substance
what happens when weed is combined with alc - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the two drugs synergize
sythetoc marijuana - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅K2
People smoking K2 may experience several adverse health effects such as hallucinations, severe
agitation, extremely elevated heart rate and blood pressure, coma, suicide attempts, and drug
dependence, which is not common among cannabis users.
what is the strongest opiod - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fentanyl
what happens when adderal;l is mized with a CNS depressant - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅leads to A fib
heroine is ____ sythetic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅semi