Drug Abuse and action

Question 1

The intake of chemical substances that are not used legally or as prescribed by the physician

Chronic use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes

Answer 1

Drug abuse

Question 2

Compulsive nature of the drug use despite physical or psychological harm to the user and society and includes both illicit and licit drugs

Answer 2

Drug addiction

Question 3

Characterized by tolerance and withdrawal symptoms when user is abstinent

Answer 3

Drug dependence

Question 4

Lead to severe dependence or addiction ; more dangerous with higher risk of dependence

Answer 4

Hard drugs

Question 5

Doesn’t cause dependence but still can lead to addiction

Answer 5

Soft drugs

Question 6

illegal drugs, cannot be prescribed

Answer 6

illicit drugs

Question 7

Synthetic drug that is very similar in chemical makeup to an existing drug exerts similar effect

Answer 7

Designer drug

Question 8

drugs used for non-medical purposes

Answer 8

Recreational drug

Question 9

Drugs that have numbing/ paralysing properties

Answer 9

Narcotics

Question 10

Drugs that speed up mental and physical processes, increase level of dopamine in brain

Answer 10

stimulants

Question 11

Reduce arousal and stimulation

Answer 11

Depressants

Question 12

Diverse group of drugs that alter perceotion, thoughts and feelings

Answer 12

Hallucinogens

Question 13

Pleasureable activity

Answer 13

release of dopamine

Question 14

Dopamine is released into a cluster of nerve cells in _____

Answer 14

nucleus accumbens

Question 15

Drug abuse on reward system

Answer 15

massive release of dopamine

Speed, intensity and reliability of dopamine release

Question 16

Natural alkaloid extracted from the leaves of Erythroxylon coca and processed into paste or powder form

Answer 16

Cocaine (benzoylmethylecgonine)

Question 17

Mechanisms of cocaine

Answer 17

Interferes with reuptake of monoamines, particularly dopamine (but also NA and 5HT)

stimulate dopamine secretion in dopaminergic pathways in the brain; this will cause a chronic stimulation of receptors

Question 18

Management of cocaine overdose

Answer 18

Benzodiapines

Phenobartal

Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers

Question 19

Mechanisms of Amphetamine and Amphetamine-like drugs

Answer 19

Increase the release of norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin

Inhibition of reuptake

Question 20

Source of Opiates and Opioids

Answer 20

Opium poppy

Question 21

Mechanisms of Opiates and Opioids

Answer 21

Binds to specific opioid receptorss

Activating the u-opioid and k- receptors in the CNS

Building up dopamine

Question 22

Leaves contain alkaloid mitragynin which interacts with opioid receptors

Answer 22

Kratom (Mitragyna Species)