Chapter 7 - Depressants & Inhalants Flashcards
What is the story behind the slang word “Mickey Fin”
Mickey fin is slang for adding drug to drink. Started because a Chicago bartender named Mikey Finn added chloral hydrate to drinks, incapacitating them.
When was Chloral hydrate used clinically?
1870
How many grams to induce sleep with chloral hydrate
1 to 2
What schedule is Chloral Hydrate in and why?
It is in schedule IV (four i think) because it has therapeutic value but is also a date rape drug.
Why is Paraldehyde not widely used today?
It has a noxious taste and odour
What were the first most widely used depressants clinically?
Barbiturates
How are barbiturates grouped?
According to their duration of action
What is usually the cause of death during OD of depressants?
Respiratory depression
Which drugs are the most likely to cause dependence and withdrawal symptoms?
Short acting and short half-life (fastly expelled drugs)
When was meprobamate patented
1952
What was one of the first benzodiazepines
Librium aka clordiazepoxide
What is the most commonly used benzodiazepine
Lorazepam or Ativan
What is reported to be the number one prescribed psychotropic medication
Benzodiazepines
What is the main neurotransmitter that interacts with benzodiazepines
GABA
What drug are the intoxication behavioural symptoms of hypnotic sedatives like benzo’s and barbiturates most akin too?
Alcohol
What are the two characteristic types of abusers associated with barbituarate use
First type of abuser is an older adult to obtain the drug on a prescription. The second type are younger people who obtain the drugs to simply get high.
What is midazolam
is a potent benzodiazepine with rapid onset and short half-life and have other characteristics that make it dangerous as a date rape drug. It is also tasteless
What are the three most common inhalants
Volatile solvents, anaesthetics, nitrites
What neurotransmitter does ghp most closely resemble
GABA
What is the sole medicinal use for ghb
narcolepsy
