4.7-4.10 Flashcards
Drugs that alter thinking, perception, and memory.
Psychoactive Drugs
more and more of the drug is needed to achieve the same effect.
Tolerance
physical symptoms that can include neuasea, pain, tremors, crankinness, and high blood pressure, resulting from a lack of an addictive drug in the body systems.
Withdrawal
the feeling that a drug is needed to continue feeling of emotional or psychological well-being.
Psychological Dependence
Drugs that increase the functioning of the nervous system.
Stimulants
drugs that are synthesized (made in labs) rather than found in nature.
Amphetamines
natural drug, produces euphoria, energy, power, and pleasure.
Cocaine
active ingredient in tobacco.
Nicotine
the stimulant found in coffee, tea, most sodas, chocolate, and even many over-the-counter drugs.
Caffeine
The harmful effects of nicotine are now well known, but many people continue to smoke or chew tobacco in spite of warnings.
Nicotine
Drugs that decrease the functioning of the nervous system.
Depressants
depressant drugs that have a sedative effect.
Barbituates
drugs that lower anxiety and reduce stress.
Benzodiazepines
the “date rape” drug.
Rohypnol
The chemical resulting from fermentation or distillation of various kinds of vegetable matter.
Alcohol
Often confused as a stimulant but actually a depressant on CNS.
Alcohol
A class of opium-related drugs that suppress the sensation of pain by binding to and stimulating the nervous system’s natural receptor sites for endorphins.
Narcotics
a substance derived from the opium poppy from which all narcotic drugs are derived.
Opium
a narcotic drug derived from opium, used to treat severe pain.
Morphine
a narcotic drug derived from opium that is extremely addictive.
Heroin
drugs including hallucinogens and marijuana that produce hallucinations or increased feelings of relaxation and intoxication.
Psychogenic drugs
designer drug that can have both stimulant and hallucinatory effects.
MDMA (Ecstasy or X)
drugs that produce a mixture or psychomotor stimulaant and hallucinogenic effects.
Stimulatory Hallucinogenics
natural hallucinogen derived from the peyote cactus buttons.
Mescaline
natural haallucinogen found in certain mushrooms.
Psilocybin
Mild hallucinogen derived from the leaves and flowers of a particular type of hemp plant.
Marijuana (pot or weed)
two types of hallucinations
Hypnogogic Hallucinations
Hypnopompic Hallucinations
