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Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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T/F developing therapeutic drugs for brain disorders that penetrate the blood brain barrier is a challenge

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T

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What % of drugs that could have therapeutic use cannot pass the BBB

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98%

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T/F Addictive drugs play on the natural function of the brain

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T

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How does addiction use the reward-seeking pathway of the brain

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Naturally, when behaviours have desirable outcomes, the brain tells us we want to repeat this behaviour. This has a survival aspect, such as eating and sleeping

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what NT system is related to reward-seeking behaviour?

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Dopaminergic

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What part of the brain releases dopamine during rewarding behaviours?

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Nucleus Accumebens in the Mesolimbic pathway

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What part of the brain is a part of learned pattern/ conditioned movement which are rewarding?

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Substantia Nigra in the Nigrostriatal pathway

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What type of behaviour releases the strongest amount of dopamine

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Behaviours that we can predict
- ex: high dopamine when taking out cigarette and when smoking

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Are the mesolimbic and nigrostriatal pathway connected?

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Yes, projections allow connection between the movement and experience of reward

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What is the reward center of the brain?

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Nucleus Accumbens

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What part of the brain releases dopamine in expectation of and during rewarding behaviours?

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Nucleus Accumbens

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12
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What part of the brain is involved in routine movement?

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Striatum

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Limbic system

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responsible for emotional experiences and memory of experiences

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T/F The limbic system is responsible for physiological addiction

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F - psychological

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T/F The amygdala, the hippocampus and the thalamus are a part of the limbic system

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F - not the thalamus

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What area of the brain is responsible for reasoning and planning?

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prefrontal cortex

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17
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What part of the brain is not functioning properly when a drug addict is unable to inhibit destructive behaviours?

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prefrontal cortex

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T/F Over the time of an experience, the rewarding aspect dissipates

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T

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What are the 2 types of tolerance

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functional and metabolic tolerance

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functional tolerance

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less effect of drugs due to less effect at a synaptic level

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metabolic tolerance

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less effect of drug due to changes in how the body breaks down and expels the drug

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T/F Once tolerance has been built, it is not possible to return to baseline levels of drug effect

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F - can go back when repeated use stops

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What organ is responsible for eliminating drugs

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the liver, which metabolizes drugs

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Sensitization

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The strongest experience a person will have with a drug is the first time it is taken, and if taken rarely, will continue to have strong experiences

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T/F the most dangerous situation is when heavy drug users return to drug use after a long break as tolerance for the drug is much lower than they think

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True

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26
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Withdrawal symptoms are usually _______ of the drug experience

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the opposite

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T/F The severity of withdrawal symptoms is dependent on the person taking the drugs

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F - depends on the drug

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What system is involved in the memories of drug experiences that produce psychological drug cravings?

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Limbic system

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29
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What basic system does drug addiction play on

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The reward system and the role of reinforcement

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30
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What is the positive and negative reinforcement involved in drug addiction

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Positive: the good feeling from taking the drug
Negative: the avoidance of withdrawal by taking the drug

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T/F Drugs that work on the reinforcement system tend to be the most addictive

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T

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32
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What speed and rate of absorption are the most addictive

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Fast working and fast wearing off

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33
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Johnny has tried Drug A, which got him high immediately and wore off quick, and Drug B which took about an hour to kick in. Which is he more likely to become addicted to? Why?

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Drug A because there is a stronger connection between the action of taking the drug and the effect. It also wears off quicker, making him want more sooner.

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Incentive sensitization

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other environmental cues that remind users of the drug experience and add to psychological dependence
(ex: being at a bar or drug house)

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35
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Repeated drug use alters ________ in the reward pathway

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gene transcription factors

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36
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what is the epigenetic mechanism of addiction?

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repeated use changes the reward pathway, leading to an addictive brain

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T/F Addictive drugs are usually agonists

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T

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38
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Benzodiazepines

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minor sedatives and anti-anxiety agents

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39
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T/F Alcohol is a sedative drug

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True

40
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What can happen to benzodiazepine tolerance if someone is an alcoholic?

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They may have a high tolerance to Benzo’s because they share a binding sight - this is called cross tolerance

41
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Why is dangerous to mix alcohol and sleep drugs

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Because they work on the same binding site which exacerbates the effects and increases the chance of overdose

42
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What ion flows into the cell through GABA binding sites for sedatives?

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Cl- which hyperpolarizes the cell and makes it less likely to fire, slowing brain activity

43
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What receptor is altered in alcoholics

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Gaba receptors

44
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What are the withdrawal symptoms of alcohol

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anxiety, convulsions, seizures

45
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T/F The withdrawal symptoms of sedatives are more dangerous than that of excitatory drugs

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True

46
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What two NT systems are involved in THC use

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dopaminergic and GABAergic

47
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What are dissociative anesthetics

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date rape drugs

48
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GHB

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a dissociative anesthetic in the form of salt, which causes dizziness and sleep

49
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Ketamine

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A dissociative anesthetic causing out of body experiences and lack of control over movement

50
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Hallucination

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visual or auditory experiences that are not real

51
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Delusions

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Bizarre thoughts about reality

52
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Psychosis

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checking out of reality

53
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What was the first antipsychotic drug used for schizophrenia

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Chlorpromazine

54
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what was the original intent for chlorpromazine

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to be used as a general anesthetic, but only calmed and did not put to sleep

55
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first generation antipsychotics

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dopamine antagonists

56
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dopamine hypothesis of Schizophrenia

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the first dominant theory about the cause of schizophrenia due to the effectiveness of dopamine agonist drugs

57
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side effects of first generation antipsychotics

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Tardive dyskinesia: repeated movements
Anhedonia: inability to experience pleasure

58
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why was compliance difficult with first generation antipsychotics

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the side effects were so unpleasant

59
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Second generation antipsychotics

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act on dopamine (less agonistic) and serotonin (for hallucinations) receptors

60
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first generation antidepressants

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MAO inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants

61
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MAO inhibitors

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antidepressant which inhibits break down of serotonin (agonist)

62
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Tricyclic Antidepressant side effects

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can elevate blood pressure

63
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Second generation antidepressants

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SSRI’s, SNRI’s and ketamine

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SSRI

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors - inhibits reuptake

65
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SNRI’s

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Selective Neurotransmitter reuptake inhibitors - inhibits reuptake of norepinephrine as well (which increases energy levels)

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T/F SSRI’s and SNRI’s can be complicated to start because they take weeks before any effects are noticed

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True

67
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Ketamine as an antidepressant

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In low doses, works quickly

68
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What is one important area of the brain where neurogenesis continues throughout life

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the hippocampus, which helps with the creation of new memories

69
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T/F With depression, there is increased neurogenesis

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F - decreased

70
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what is the link between SSRI’s and neurogenesis

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the timeline for SSRI’s to begin working lines up with the timeline of neurogenesis, and neurogenesis is increased to normal levels on SSRI’s

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Opioid analgesics

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pain relieving medications with a natural source from the opium poppy

72
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Morphine

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A synthetic analgesic made from active ingredient in opium

73
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Heroin

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A synthetic derivative opioid with a shorter half life (wears off faster) and twice the potency of morphine

74
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Fentanyl

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Opioid Analgesic with extremely high potency and rapid absorption across the BBB (high risk of OD)

75
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Withdrawal symptoms of opioid analgesics

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Allodynia: pain or irritation within the body with no obvious reason for it
Myoclonic movements: sudden jerking movements, fidgeting

76
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What is the cause of OD with opioids

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respiratory suppression

77
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Naloxone

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A drug that reverses OD within seconds but results in immediate extreme withdrawal

78
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What are opioids mechanism of action

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opioids bind to G-coupled endorphin receptors and create effects

79
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what are the 3 mechanisms of tolerance to opioids

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Desensitization: receptors become less sensitive
Endocytosis: receptor proteins sink into membrane and are less exposed for binding
Downregulation: loss of receptors which sink all the way in and are unable to bind

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what is the primary NT for stimulants

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Dopamine (agonists)

81
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General stimulants

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drugs that cause general increase in metabolic activity (increase energy levels)

82
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Which of the following is not a stimulant
- Caffeine
- Alcohol
- ADHD meds
- Nicotine

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Alcohol is a sedative

83
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Why is a gradual decrease of cigarettes not a successful way quitting

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Heavy smokers are very sensitive to changes in nicotine content and experience withdrawal easily

84
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Nicotine withdrawal symptoms

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trouble focusing, fidgeting

85
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what method of quitting smoking is the most successful

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The patch

86
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Why is cocaine so highly addictive

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rapid rate of absorption and tolerance

87
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Consumption of what other drug increase the effects of cocaine

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Alcohol, as byproducts of metabolism interact

88
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What are the sex differences with cocaine

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Cocaine is more intense in all aspects for women due to estrogen

89
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How does methamphetamine create it’s effect at a synaptic level

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increases the release of dopamine and blocks reuptake

90
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Effects of methamphetamine

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elevated mood, energy and alertness
Psychosis and hallucinations with high doses

91
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What area of the brain shows deficits and volume loss with chronic meth use

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hippocampus (memory deficits)

92
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Why is MDMA less addictive than meth

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It has a slower absorption rate and lasts longer

93
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Who discovered LSD

A

Albert Hofmann

94
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How do hallucinogens create their effects on a synaptic level

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agonist to serotonin and norepinephrine (think opposite of antipsychotics)

95
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What are the addiction rates for hallucinogens

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very low and non-toxic

96
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What was attempted through the LSD clinical trials in Saskatchewan

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attempt to cure alcoholism through profound “awakening” but did not work

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