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Consciousness-Altering Drugs Flashcards

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List depressants

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Alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, they increase GABA

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List Stimulants

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Amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy, increase dopamine, increase norepinephrine, increase serotonin at synaptic cleft

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Give examples of opiates and opioids

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Heroin, morphine, opium, oxycodone & hydrocodone.

Can cause death by respiratory depression.

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Give examples of hallucinogens

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LSD, peyote, mescaline, ketamine.

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Give examples of the mesolimbic pathway

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Mediates drug addiction. Includes nucleus accumbens,
medial forebrain bundle, and ventral tegmental area.
Dopamine is the main neurotransmitter.

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