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Consciousness-Altering Drugs Flashcards

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Depressants (3)

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Increase GABA

  1. Alcohol
  2. Barbiturates
  3. Benzodiazepines
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Stimulants (3)

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Increase dopamine, norepi, and serotonin at synaptic cleft

  1. amphetamines
  2. cocaine
  3. ecstasy
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Opiates and Opioids (5)

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Can cause death by respiratory depression

  1. heroin
  2. morphine
  3. opium
  4. oxycodone
  5. hydrocodone
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Hallucinogens (4)

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  1. LSD
  2. peyote
  3. mescaline
  4. ketamine
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Mesolimbic pathway

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Mediates drug addiction

includes:
nucleus accumbens
medial forebrain bundle
ventral tegmental area

Dopamine is the main NT

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